Out walking with my camera

I decided I wanted to practice with some photography and editing.  So I decided to go out walking with my camera yesterday.   And these are some of the pictures I took of the winter foliage around my neighborhood.  Then I played with them a little just to see what I could do and how they would turn out.  There are several pictures here and I hope you don't mind viewing them and letting me know which ones you like and/or critiquing me and giving me some comments or suggestions. 

I am a novice at this and just want to learn more about digital photography, editing, as well as learning all the functions of my camera. 

I did have fun and the getting out and breathing some fresh air made me feel so much better.

1.1

Added color and a soft focus

1.2

B&W with Focal Color

2.2

Original - No Edit

2.2

Soft Focus

3.1

Graduated Tint

3.2

Lightened it up a bit

4.1

Soft Focus

4.2

Added more color to the sky

5.1

B&W with Focal Point

5.2

Sepia

6.1

Graduated Tint

6.2

Full Tint with Soft Focus

6.3

Focal Point

7.1

Soft Focus

7.2

Added a little Shadow

7.3

Lightened up a bit

8.1

Sepia

8.2

Color Saturation

Just a Random shot of this crow w/focal point

Footprints in the snow

Thanks for taking the time to review and to comment.