The hibiscuses is VERY red, don't oversaturate! I like it though. These are all properly exposed, sharp, and all around well done - especially for a Powershot. The puffer shot has an awful lot of noise but that is because of the small sensor and you chose the correct settings. That is just the nature of the beast. What yanks my chain is that you left it on Automatic. Sometimes the camera really does know whats best. How many "other" pictures did you weed out of the mix?