I've had the opportunity to shoot with the Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS USM for the past week, and it has made me fall in love with my [camera] body all over again. You can hear all the hype about the lens, read the reviews and do the research on "L" glass in general; but nothing compares to shooting with it. The fact about Photography, or any craft, is that you can continually get better at it, for as long as you do it. There will always be Photographers that boast about the images that can be created with minimal equipment, but to face reality, you need the tools to do the job. For an extreme example, imagine shooting a football game with only an 18-55mm kit lens. Sure it can be done, sure you can get some awesome pictures, but you will be very limited in your output.
The photo above was taken from the first series of images I captured with the 70-200. It was taken at full telephoto with auto-focus, and as you can see the image is very sharp. If I knew she was going to land there, I would have just focused on the line. But this just gives you an idea of how fast this lens is [also note minimal to 0 aberration].
As a Photographer, you should always want to do your best work. After some shoots, clients ask me if this was my best, I think to myself "no, my next shoot will be my best."
It may not show immediately from project to project, but over all you should progressively get better each time you shoot. And at some point, that will mean getting the right tools.
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