New Camera for the Trip

I know nothing about photography, and can't really take a decent picture to save my life. But since I really want to document this summer, I decided to buy a new digital camera which would fit in my pocket. After reading some reviews and trying a few models, I decided on a Nikon Coolpix S230.

On the advice of some friends, I've decided to try and bring this camera with me whenver I go out and just shoot everything I see. Hopefully this will get me comfortable with taking pics, as welll as maybe, just maybe, becoming a not-too-horrible picture taker (I'll never be called a photographer).

So here are a few things that I've seen the last couple of days. I know it's amateur, but the photos are pretty large (1536x2048). Can someone tell me a good size to resize these things too??


Looking up the street near my house. I kind of like how the blue bins and yellow VW show up nicely. I wish I meant that...



This one is ok. Some flowers near the Galleria, down the road.


Here, I wanted to see if I could get the droplets on the petals. Yes. Yes I could.


"Why yes, I am reading ABA Journal". My stuff strewn on a bench.



Based on my limited experience with it, I think I like the new camera. Hope I can get myself to use it more often.