new to photography... need some tips. PICS INSIDE

[leamangriffin04]

Hows it going guys. I am pretty new to photography. I just got back from my honeymoon in san francisco, and while there i bought a new camera. I bought a fujifilm S700 with a filter,and adapter and a wide angle macro lens. I love the camera, and It has so many features that my old one didnt. I just cant seem to get certain pictures right. I cant get HDRs down. I take multiple pictures at different shutter speeds on a tripod, then ino cs3 and for some reason it wont come out right... Anyway. also I wanted to show some of the pictures i took....
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[Hoosier Daddy]

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This is the best picture out of all of them.

Thats a good camera to start with, I had a S3IS as my first camera focused towards photography. Then I eventually upgraded to my first DSLR (XSi). When it comes to a point&shoot your limited when it comes to editing. It just doesn't tend to come out right, and you can easily over-edit. Stray away from HDR, theres only a few times when HDR is a good choice. In photoshop go to Image >> Adjustments >> Then Auto levels, color, contrast...etc.