Thanks for responding, Casil. I've often admired your photos here. I am aware you're from Calgary and there are many other Canadians on this forum.
I compressed the image myself before I attached it. I think the softness is more because it's really out of focus. I don't think I stopped down enough for more depth of field, and I'm not familiar enough with my camera yet to use the focus points properly. Also, using a tripod would probably help. I'm going to keep trying.