New Super-Wide Lens!

I've been out the last couple of days trying out my new Sigma 10-20 mm f3.5/4 which I just bought second-hand on eBay. I've been noticing that I often take photos at the widest end of my lenses so I though I'd pick up an ultra wide and this Sigma certainly is that. It's amazing how much you can get into a shot and it does take a bit of getting used to when composing because of that. It is a lovely lens though and one of the nicest I own in my modest collection (certainly the most expensive) although the first thing I noticed about it was how heavy it was; it does feel a bit unbalanced on my little D40 (hopefully this wont be an issue once I get my new body :) ).

Oh and I seem to have some sort of brain malfunction at the moment where I can't look at what my ISO is before I start shooting so I have another load at 800 :-(

I decided my fat arse needed some exercise to I had a walk up to the highest peak in South Wales, I lost 3 sherpas but I think it was worth it... I think this one shows off just how much of your surroundings you can get in an image and this isn't even at 10 mm (I was trying out a polarising filter that came with the lens but you could see it in the corners at anything wider than 12 mm). ISO 800, 12 mm, f/4.5, 1/1000 sec.

River at Pont ar Daf

This is testament to me actually making it to the top! It wasn't really the best weather/time of day for taking photos and I hadn't really dressed for the occasion. Note to self: a hoodie and a t-shirt are not that windproof. Anyway ISO 800, 10 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec.

Pen-y-Fan and Corn Du

Finally I put a quick panorama together, I didn't really put that much thought into this when I was shooting so there's a little too much sky for me. The three shots were all taken with the same settings ISO 800, 10 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec.

Panorama of Beacons