Samsung WB800F Auto mode:

 

This means I let the camera do everything except zoom and focus (you can tap on the screen where you would like the lens to focus). I walked around the neighborhood for about an hour, zoomed in and out , tried a macro or two, and generally had fun (bummer, no alligators). Results are not too bad.

OK, here are the top 5 in the "Auto mode" category.  

I will probably not use this mode (Auto) for close-ups and flowers. I will probably want to adjust exposure when objects are very bright or intensely white.

Some other attempts:

The duck picture is actually a 2x digital zoom. Click on it to enlarge it, not too bad.

I am dying to manipulate this one, but the rule was "straight from the camera".