Thanks Susan, that really means a lot to a beginner.
I took all these shots on a compact, Ricoh R5. 7 Mega Pixel. My husband bought it for me which got me interested in photography again. I love it. I do feel a tad restricted with not owning a DSLR so will invest in one soon, but the benefit of this is it's so portable. I actually read the manual on it which is the first manual I've ever read on anything so I could make use of the different features.
I do find software good for tweaking levels when the the camera hasn't been able to do it for me. I just used Picasa 2 on this one.
Your 6 Mega Pixel Kodak will be capable of this. If mine can, then I'm sure yours could too.
Looking forward to viewing some of your pictures soon.