Thanks, yeah that looks great, need to spend more time learning how the editing all works, I have been up on panorama point in paradise there, it's amazing!

Wow that turned out amazing, I have a lot to learn in the post processing area, and Linda you probably are correct in my software being cluttered.

I know nothing of unmasking, just started to sharpen, I am a rookie, it is an in depth program though, its overwhelming with all of the tools that are displayed.

I bought Corel Photoshop Pro Ultimate X6 and stock Nikon editing software.

Beautiful shots! Definitely not new to the photography world.

Perhaps for different tones you could maybe try bracketing at 3 different exposures when lighting is off and merge them together to get a little more pop. I'm just starting out but I think that would make it sizzle a little.

Thanks guys, and I plan on taking alot of shots, hopefully I get a few good ones, alot of experimenting. So far I've got a 55-200mm lens, 35mm prime, and the 18-55mm kit lens.

Thank you, I'm pretty critical of myself when I'm constantly looking at professional photography all over, I can wait to do something half way amazing to that.

That was great, just a sad day if you want to be anti-American!

Just learning to shoot in raw, this one after editing is saved as jpg but would like to know most of the steps you would take to edit a raw photo, obviously correct wb if need be but I'm still trying to understand correcting sharpness and brightness without being excessive, sometimes it looks good on screen but when you go to print its not the same. Thanks for any help! I shoot with a Nikon D5200, I thought would be a good starter camera.

Hey I'm NKN_RKY, 34 years old, I recently purchased a D5200 and have a few lenses, been reading a lot on the forums, just trying to soak it all in, a lot of great info. I can use a lot of help but have read up on everything, just need to shoot shoot shoot! I'm into landscape, portraits, going on a cruise to the Caribean tomorrow, baby on the way so I plan on having a steady trigger finger for awhile, any advice is accepted and helpful. Look forward to being here. As you can see I'm from the Tacoma area with a Mt Rainier photo!

Mt Rainier taken on Ruston Way, Tacoma