I have seen this posted on someone's site who does a lot of street photography:

'If you see yourself in any of my pictures and would like me to remove it please let me know. If you would like a print e-mail me at ....'

Seems to be both common sense and common courtesy

My suggestion, especially if you are relatively new to photography is keep what you have and save up for a lens at a later date. Kit lenses can get a bad rap but just starting out they are perfect.

Give yourself an opportunity to learn your camera, the settings, shooting in all the different modes. After some time shooting you may have a better idea of where your true interests lie. You may find that you love shooting birds and wildlife or maybe street photography or portraits.

Don't spend money now on something you may not need later.

Have fun!

Thank you Jerry, Serendipity and Sailorsmom... It was an amazing sight, the line of trees and all the roots along the beach

On the beach in Kauai

Kauai

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Don't over think, be sure you are comfortable with it. You will get a lot of advice but there is no 'right' answer


http://photodoto.com/first-dslr/

Good luck and have fun!

photophile, thank you. the leopard had just killed a deer and hauled it halfway up the tree! We didn't see the kill

Thank you bcheary & nanaval!

Thanks Gerald!

Thank you Sirius! Yes, I think it looks much better in B&W

I have been very happy with mine. It was the only lens I used in Africa ...

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Thank you Howard!

Thanks banjo...they are white with black stripes. The black with white stripes are South Africa :)

Thanks Irving!

Jerry, yes I did. Some of the lions came awful close to the vehicle though!

rlaugh, Thank you

hb, thank you. I almost didn't get it. Had the camera put away when they started fighting and chasing each other. By the time I got my camera out I got off two shots. Glad one of them turned out!

Went to Tanzania this past October. Wonderful trip. Used the Tamron 18-270 for all these shots

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When I started about a year ago I wanted to learn as much as possible. For me, it was helpful to start in Manual. It allowed me the opportunity to better learn the 'triangle'. Yeah, I had a lot of shots that were not that great [still do] but it allowed me to learn how to make better pictures. I still shoot about 90+ % in Manual. However, a good friend of mine taught me that walking around in Program mode can help to capture those spontaneous shots that might otherwise be missed while trying get the settings right.

Over the past year there has been a noticeable improvement in my picture making. It took a lot of patience on my part to stick with Manual but now, I find, that I am more comfortable in that mode. I have also become more comfortable with my camera overall and far less intimidated than I used to be

Thank you Randy

Thank you Heart!