Wow, that was one expensive lunch. lol Hard choice, looking at your gallery, seems like you are split between sceneics and close up. You might want to check out the Sigmas zooms with Macro. One good one lens from Canon is the 70-200 F4 L lens. This would be a good companion for the 18-55. The L lens is a pro level lens that is super sharp and is on my want list. If I was starting over again, I think I would have gotten this instead of the 75-300 IS.