Taken this photo during my cousin's chalet. Did some touching up to get the magentic look..
Settings: 18-105mm f3.5-5.6 Kit Lense, f11, 5".
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petzlica/8029160889/
Nicely done.. your's much better than mine when i started.. What was your setting.. Might want to adjust your Picture style to vibrant colours to enhance the subjects.. kind of lac of contrast.. Hope u dont mind me sharing my 2 cents worth of comments..