Getting frustrated...

I'm getting a little frustrated by my photography. All the features and functionality on my camera are confusing.  I am completely overwhelmed by PhotoShop Elements 8.0.
Oh well - I still want to keep trying.

Here are two photos:

This photo was taken by Kevin Fugii via this weblink at the Seattle Times
A bee on a dahlia at Bellevue Botanical Gardens:

And the following was taken by me.

A bee on a ?? at Bellevue Botanical Gardens