Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Lens Sample Pictures

A trio of pink tulips and their green leaves stand out against the the interestingly colored rock background.

In late winter, the scenery can become unattractive, but memories are still being made. In this picture, I oriented the camera so that the foreground horse and rider are moving/looking into the frame and the background horse and rider are comfortably in the frame - adding another element of interest.

I liked the fresh green growth of these lilies and the patterns made by their leaves. Using the EOS 60D's articulating LCD, holding the camera directly over a subject is not difficult.

This tulip picture represents approximately the maximum background blur you can get from the Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 OS Lens. Using the maximum focal length, widest aperture, near minimum focus distance available on this lens and a moderately distant background produces a nice background blur.

I think some stuffed animals are getting new outfits. The 60D's articulating LCD allowed me to shoot from high above this scene - to take it all in.
 
Lighting for this shot is natural. Want better natural lighting in your house? Add more/larger windows and: skylights.

Mayflowers are often one of my earliest-in-the-year in-the-woods subjects as they are one of the first signs of life each spring. This mayflower is being lit by sunlight reaching through the forest canopy. I chose a camera position that allowed the large leaf to flow through the frame and allowed the background to go dark.

I love when the sun lights the foreground landscape - but not the background. The frame capture has relatively dark clouds in the background, but the early spring woods is getting a greater share of light. To get conditions like these typically requires you to spend a lot of time in an area or at a scene. Nothing beats living there. Please - Don't tell your spouse that I recommended you move.

It's late, your tired, she's tired - but you must capture the beaming expression before the memory begins to fade. You grab a flash with a tilt-swivel head (the small Canon Speedlite 320EX in this case) and go to the fast-shot-go-to location in your house (a hallway in this example). Direct the flash toward the white wall/ceiling and you have very nice lighting for a fast portrait.