Thank you all for the responses, food for thought

Thank you cmc65, I took that shot in the evening around 545 and that's how the light was. Being that I was using a kit lens that doesn't
allow for much light I bumped up the iso, couldn't quite get it to come close to the center of the meter. Best I could do at the moment. Going manual is definitely a learning experience. Will look into that book. The shake is probably because I was handheld. My fault not the camera

Thank you Lance, will incorporate

I've been reading and learning from this forum for years before joining. From what I've read, seen and had conversations about, most of you shoot in manual mode. Just entering this foray I understand why. The question is, even though you prefer to shoot in manual for complete control, do you still use automatic, perhaps for that one good shot? Trying to get the settings right I completely missed the shot I wanted. Timing is everything

Canon 77D kit lens 18-55

Shot at 1/160 f13 iso 100 handheld

Apologies, I figured it would show the settings, I used 1/60 F5.0 at iso3200. Shot raw+jpeg.

Couldn't attach both together. I'll learn, please critique

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Good Day All.

please give me your advice on what I can do to make this better. Your advice is highly appreciated. First time posting a picture so hopefully it was done correctly.

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I'm thinking I can swap out the hhd for a 512 ssd. I believe it's not to hard. Or do you think I should go with the 7200? It's definitely cheaper

Update, good day all, this is what I purchased based off of your valued input

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Configuration Details
● Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor (2.8Ghz 6MB)
● Windows 10 Home 64
● English
● Microsoft Office 365 (Trial)
● 16.0GB (8GBx2) PC4-2400 DDR4 SODIMM 2400MHz (2 DIMM)
● Black
● HM175
● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
● Backlit US English Keyboard
● Zoned RGB Backlit Keyboard
● 720P HD Camera with Array Microphone
● 15.6" UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Backlit IPS Glossy with integrated camera
● 1TB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm, 2.5", SATA3
● 256GB Solid State Drive M.2 PCIe
● 170W AC Adapter Black (3 Pin)
● 4 Cell Li-Polymer Cylinder Battery 60Wh
● 100/1000M Ethernet Card
● Lenovo AC Wireless (2x2), Bluetooth 4.1
● HDMI
● Black
● Metal
● PC-ABS

Apple is too rich for me right now, hear too many issues with Dell, never really had issues with Hp, know the Lenovo is solid build, budget is 1k

Thanks Thomas

Hello all, it's probably been asked a million times but I would like your help in selecting a laptop to process my pictures. Learning how to use photoshop then lightroom. Currently looking at Hp Omen with GeForce 1050 and Lenovo 720, both similar specs. Also is 8 GB memory good or 16 to run this program. Much obliged