I'm pretty horrible at this...

I went for a hike not far from my home and came across a small pond. I was doing my best trying to capture interesting shots while not falling into pond scum. I have realized, even with photo editing, I am not very good at photography. Especially when I compare my shots with my fellow classmates shots. Here are the best I have.

can't polish a turd I guess....

P.S. I am also having issues setting up and using fotothing. Odds are it is user error due to my love/hate relationships with computers.