Hey nice shots, and I'm not at all surprised that the kit lens can produce great photos. Yeah the amount of keepers might not be as high as L glass, but it still can be sharp, its not like canon makes its cheaper lenses unsharp on purpose, rather it will make it as good as they can while keeping it inexpensive. Heck, I love my 50mm f1.8, and thats the cheapest lens canon makes.