"Would like to shoot the kids with the city as background".

Take the Staten Island Ferry (It's free). You can get great, skyline photos of Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty. All could be used as background. Go during the day and avoid rush hour commuters.

In Catalog, you can filter on file type, in the Text Filter. For instance, icons are .ICO, so run the filter using *.ico and remove the resulting files from the catalog (don't delete). I don't know what other formats are used for buttons or other type graphics. Good luck.

I am using the 18-300 more often than not. I like that I don't have to reach for another lens and make a change. I would find myself looking for a a "safe" place to swap out a lens. For landscapes this was not a big issue - just a pain. For wildlife and street shots, I was missing more shots than I was taking. I'm an ametuer, not a pro. I'm 74 and take pictures at family gatherings, vacations and early morning walks with my dog. The 18-300 allows me to compose and take a quick shot. I use LR 6.4 in post to dress up the photo. Hope that answers your question!

Thanks for all comments. Geatly appreciated.
Next time around, I'll include the originals.

Hi,
This is my first posting although I’ve been a member for a while. All these photos were taken with a Nikon D5300 and the Nikor Lens 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR. I live in Sugar Land, TX. First 3 photos were taken in backyard and the balance in local parks. Comments are welcomed. Can anyone ID the snake and or bird?
Photo Shutter f-stop ISO
1 Squirrel 1/400 8 2200
2 Monarch-1 1/80 6.3 200
3 Monarch-2 1/250 8 125
4 Bird 1/250 8 100
5 Turtle 1/320 8 320
6 Snake 1/320 11 320
7 Ducks 1/250 8 2500

I use Acrobate Pro XI. After openning the file, display the Thumbnail view. Right click on a Thumbnail; a menu will be displayed. One of the options is to Extract Pages. Select that and you have an option to extract pages as seperate files. This is not an option in Reader.

My first boss once said - "It's a poor worknan who blames his tools".