Ok fair point but what should i be doing to sharpen them up.
The obvious answer is a faster shutter speed, and make sure you focus carefully.
I should mention they where hand held and if i was to be honest a lot of the shots i took where a right mess with bluring.
Well I'm guessing you wanted to blur the water in the waterfall shot, so a slow shutter speed would be right for that. The camera would have had to be on a tripod though to have any chance of getting the surrounding rocks sharp - you'd have no chance of hand holding that one.
As a general rule for hand holding you should match your shutter speed to the focal length of the lens you're using. 50mm 1/50th, 200mm 1/200th, 500mm 1/500th. and you should consider those safe minimum speeds. Add freezing cold days and you're probably dithering like a fairy on a gob of lard, so going a bit quicker does no harm.
I just dont think the greens and reds are as bright as they should be i see shots in mags and the colours look A1 i guess thats what im looking for but maybe not got the skill or gear needed for this.
I think you're fretting about nowt there - there really isn't the colour in those images anyway, and you can rest assured your gear is more than capable.
Another point is i dont know a thing about the editing side of things i just like to take the shot and hope its what i picture it to be.
Well, you do need to get to grips with the editing, but hey, it's not a horse race. You certainly shouldn't be considering the images out of your camera to be a done deal - they'll almost always benefit from editing.
How much does you's lot edit your shots is it kind of part of the norm with digital?
It varies to be honest, sometimes very little editing, sometimes quite a bit, but digital editing is really the norm just as darkroom work was the norm with film, but you sent those away and didn't see the work done on them. Now you have to do it yourself, and it's another hill you have to climb along with getting to grips with your camera.
Take youir time - you'll get there, and there's plenty of help here when you need it.