I gotta start taking notes, with all you guys are teaching me. Mind boggling at times.
I just took this pic out my office window with the Sigma lens. My co-workers were handling this wreck on the freeway, probably at 300 + yards? Traffic passing by at 50+/- mph, no tripod, just holding the camera as best I could, and shooting through 2" thick bullet proof glass.
I went through last nights pics and found this one of the moon with the looney 11 rule. I think I have some at 400 also?
This one is 100, f11, 100
Looks better. That's what I was hoping one of you guys would do, take my raw photo and tweak it like you know how to. 
I know I am getting the most out of my current equipment. Now it's up to me to use it correctly and learn as much as I can before I can upgrade on glass.
Reminds me of what the great Chuck Yeager once said about fighter planes, "It's not always the plane, but the man flying it" or words to that affect.
In the right hands, my camera and lens can take some really good pictures, in the wrong hands, it's a crapshoot. Point and shoot....or in my vanicular, 'pray & spray' 
While waiting on the deer, which didn't come within 400 yards until it was too dark to shoot, this little gal was sitting on my kids swing set about 30 feet away singing to me. The sun was setting behind her, so she is pretty much in the dark, but I thought, what the heck, take a picture of her.
Cropped her down, played with the settings in PS6, and wa-lah, a pretty bird appeared. I know you guys could probably have cleaned it up even more and maybe sharpened it too, but I'm pleased with my end result.
Loving the 70D. Not that I would be able to compare it to any other DSLR, but I am very happy with it so far. Both of these had some PS work done to them. Hopefully I did them justice?Used the SIgma lens.
Took this one of my old dog this afternoon, she's 12 now.
Moon shot...still not crisp as the Canon lens, even though the Sigma has more range. Proof of what you guys keep saying about having quality glass.
Just got back from 4 days at the ranch and guiding another hunter. As luck would have it, I was able to put him on a deer in the exact same location as a hunter back in December. I posted that pic in the beginning of this post, showing what I was currently getting from my Nilon Coolpix and that I hoped to improve with my new 70D.
These deer were photographed from the same blind, they were standing practically in the same exact spot (90 yards), the time of day was nearly the same, the weather conditions and lighting were pretty much the same, so this is a great comparision. I know the Coolpix is not in the same category as the 70D, so obviously the pictures should be greaty improved. This is merely to confirm why I wanted to upgrade from what I had be using, so these types of shots would not be so difficult to obtain.The wind was gusting to 40mph, the temp was around 35 degrees, and it was starting to drizzle rain that soon started to freeze. Not the best of shooting conditions, but I am very pleased with the results. I am not sure if I had the camera setup up as correctly as I could have had it, but I'm still happy with the pics. Thanks to those of you that have been guiding me on how to use the camera,.
From last December, with the Nikon Coolpix
And with the 70D
