Ya I noticed that too. Pics are overexposed too. Not only is the actual focus off, but the car isn't grabbing the attention in those pics. On the third, all the attention is on the orange reflectors on the post. In the second, the frist thing you notice is the top of the trees, because that's where all the color is. You have an awesome camera, take your time learning all it's features. As for the focus, when you have it on AF and set to the center box, just point the camera at the car, hold down the shutter halfway, so the camera focuses on your car, then shift the camera to whatever you want, while still holding the shutter down halfway. That way, it holds that focus. Post picture editting can fix alot of that stuff though. You can drop the exposure in the shots, bring a bit more color into the photo, and shift the attention over to the car.