Shadows: Spring Shadows

Notes:		More loveliness from the 50/1.4. I really wasn't sure I would be able to see the difference between the Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 at 50 mm and the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 that I borrowed from Chiaroscuro, or that if I did see a difference it would simply be about sharpness. I had read about some lenses producing "nicer" images and I couldn't imagine what that really meant, but wow, that 50/1.4 lens produces lovely, lovely images. The color (which obviously you can't see here), the bokeh, the contrast... everything is simply perfect. I kind of wish I couldn't see the difference because the 50/1.4 is not exactly cheap. I wonder if the 50/1.8 (about 1/4 the cost) is comparably lovely?
Location:		Washington, DC
Camera:		Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
EXIF:		1/500 sec, F/5.6, 50 mm (80 mm equivalent), ISO-100, EV 0