Hi Scot.
USM will give the images a sharper look, i.e crispen up the outline, just be careful you don't over do it as Duncan said. Move the slider (amount depends on subject and image type, RAW files need more as they have no in-camera sharpening) when you see the image edges start to produce halos, you've gone to far!!!
One way to deal with cluttered backgrounds is open up your aperture, something around f4 in these shots on your tele should make the background blur and not distract the eye. Just take a few shots from the same point and bracket your DOF. Close crop and detail is also a good idea, but not alway possible to keep the ratios. I've attached the image again with the background blurred via CS2, it's not the best way but will give you an idea............
By the way, welcome aboard !!!!!!
Jason
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