I'm learning more about the post processing software that comes with the camera.  "Digital Photo Professional" by Canon is a very handy program for working with RAW pictures from the camera.  It's amazing what some simple changes can do to a photo.

Here's one original pic from the camera.  Not bad, but it doesn't have that "wow" factor:

before2.jpg


Here's the after shot (increased color saturation, sharpness, and set to "landscape").  Much better.   

after2.JPG

Another pair of before and afters is here:

Before:

before1.jpg

After:

 after1.jpg

  Not a dramatic difference, but the colors are better, the distant scenery is clearer, and the photo is improved overall.