Walked around to practice photography.
My observations include the following:
1) Buying a better camera didn't make me a better photographer (who could have guessed).
2) Street photography is scary. I just ended up mostly with pictures of things.
3) Zoom and cropping are a street photographer's friend.
4) I am using RawTherapee as my photo editing software. It is an open source software with way more functionality than I know how to use yet. No subscription fees!