Going wide...

I've been looking at getting a wide angle lens for a while. After weighing up my options I decided to go for a 17-50mm lens for cropped frame sensors. Sigma has developed new-ish FLD glass, heard some good things about it, and, given the limited number of wide angle lenses generally available, particularly those designed for crop sensors, it seemed like the way to go. Here are some test images....

Experimenting with the perceived relationships of distance between subjects-compression effects of varying focal lengths

17mm

35mm (aprox)

50mm

Hopefully I can use this new lens creatively for wildlife like so many of the unusual images from those photographers who push the boundary's

I wish you all prosperous year, embrace the snow and who knows the way the weather in the uk is going...three springs in 2012 anyone??