just started here. wish i had bought a dslr. anyway i hope to improve in the coming months or years.
all photos taken without flash. Flash is too powerfull even after reducing the power :S exif data still intact in all photos. more of the stuff at my flickr photostream.
With the second, a slower exposure on a tripod would have done the trick.
As for the 3rd, its a great attempt, but re-shooting in Sepia and overprocessing the highlights and midtones would really give it that vintage feel you see in magazines. Pass me the RAW file, I'll show you what I meant.