Outside Photos

We did a super cute photoshoot outside today. The sun was low enough in the sky to give enough light, but not be so bright everything was washed out. Here are some awesome Aric pics:

I edited this with www.picnik.com. I think the effects were Boost and Cross Process.

This one I edited with Picassa. I used the temperature function and make the image "warmer."

These images were some nature ones that I took. The first is a bird's nest in our bush, and the second is a lilac bush in our yard. The first lilac photo was the Straight Out of the Camera shot (which I loved) and the second was edited in Picnik.

Comments, critiques? Scathing remarks?

The same photo over and over

Ok, so I attempted a "photo shoot." I made a mock studio with a fake backdrop and whatnot. I took almost 300 pictures. One came out.

Aperture - f/4
Shutter speed - 1/45 sec
ISO - 400
Focal Length - 32mm

Here is what auto smart fix in Photoshop did:

In Black and White:

And with my artistic edits:

Thoughts? Opinions? Scathing remarks?