What I do with photos to make them better (to my tastes)

As shot with a Canon Power shot, 6mega pixel I believe
I throw it in Photoshop 7, and throw Autolevels at it.
then add a couple points of contrast, and 75% more sharpen, a few more points of black color to the nuetral colors, a couple to the black... and I was happier. Hope you enjoy the finished photo! Tere took it, I love it, and have been trying for something similar (unsuccesfully) for a while.