pics look good man, but i agree, they do look a little soft. not sure if those were the stock lense or not, but ditch that, for your own good. i shot the 20d now, with the 17-40 2.8 L lense instead and i highly recommend it. it costs some money, but your pics will be light years sharper. I wanted the 16-35, but that was just a little too much money for me. great job at keeping the eyes sharp, my only pet-peeve is when there is foreground out of focus, recommend against that, but all and all, they look really good