Project 52 Week 40 - Shannon Falls long exposure with Hoya ND Grad filter

I went up to Shannon Falls to check out the flow after a lot of recent rain. The clouds had cleared and it was quite a sunny afternoon. As the sun made its way across the sky, it started to selectively light up a small portion of the falls, which was flowing pretty fast and sending up a lot of mist into the sunlight. I set up my camera on the tripod and framed up several compositions, shooting from different angles and focal lengths. When using the 9 stop ND filter I have for turning running water into silky veils of satin, you generally need to compose and focus before attaching it to the lens, as it stops so much light from entering the camera, that often its very difficult to see through, or for the lens to obtain accurate focus, if at all. The below shot was one of the close in captures of the upper falls area, with the mist showing the rays of sunlight through it.

Shannon Falls rushes as the sun peaks over the rocks and trees