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You have an interesting eye for texture, and you should definitely explore that, but there are a few fundamental problems with your pictures, ones that we've all had in the beginning.
First, it's the urge to take a picture of everything that catches your eye. While this is a good instinct to develop, it's kind of hyperactive right now. Of all these, the picture of the chains is probably the most interesting because of the play of light and shadow and texture, but it's still just a picture of some chains.
Look for inconsistencies, juxtaposition, contrast, and busy frames when you're composing a picture. Just so long as it isn't a picture of a leaf. Nature photography is tough because the subject matter is so static and boring, you really have to bring out a detail in order to make it interesting. The red leaves against the green background is a good start, but it's all washed out, pale, and the whole photo is a little overexposed, so you lose all that interesting detail.
Look for some books on amateur photography, read up on the rule of thirds, keep on shooting tons of pictures on full manual in order to better understand your camera (even use manual focus! It will serve you well!), and look at other people's great photography. For nature stuff, check out the great Ansel Adams and Galen Rowell (I've been to his gallery in the Sierras, it's BEAUTIFUL), and of course read National Geographic. Look at how the photos are constructed. Look at every object in the frame as a visual element, almost like you're laying out a page, and think about why those pictures "work" so well.
You're off to a great start, keep it up!
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