Warren,
Nice pictures. I would have to read how to use the thing but my camera has a setting for that kind of shot that really makes them great. First it takes whatever is in the foreground, in the case of when I went to the class it was the guy teaching it and all you could see was him and a lot of darkness in the background. Then he set the camera and it looked like a postcard. He was very clear and San Francisco was all light up and as clear as could be in the background. Something about taking the close picture and then a second or so later the background. To many menus in this camera for me to remember more than how to turn it on and off unless I have the 92 pages of instructions with me.
Ron