Wide Angle Lens - a *must* have for a (D)SLR

This (the pictures below) is why I love having a wide angle lens for my DSLR. I have a Sigma 12mm-24mm/F4.5-5.6

Of course with a DSLR there is the 1.6X crop factor which is very annoying on the short end of focal lengths but nice for the zoom lenses.

So my 12mm is more like 19mm but still it gives you quite the wide vantage point, especially inside of buildings:

Just a few from inside the capital of Texas:

 

as before very nice and professional photoshoots mate!

 

thanks ;-)

more from the capital which is a very fun place to shoot and or wander around..now if I could only figure out who I need to be buds with in order to get to the top of the dome!

 

changing gears (and lenses) for a moment.

This is my new baby, Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L Tilt-Shift Lens










It is a specialty lens, you can tilt, shift, or rotate the lens in relation to the sensor plane.