Regarding your first set of photos, the color seems a bit cool, maybe bump it up in post. I'd probably adjust vibrance/color saturation as well. Maybe even adjust specific color channels to get the natural color. My other suggestion would be to try using a CPL. If adjusted, I think it would cut down on the reflected light coming off your subjects.

Regarding the landscape, very nice, but it needs to be added to the weekly competition thread, which I don't believe is up yet for this week. The weekly winners compete for the monthly shot, and then, at the end of the year, the monthly winners compete for the best shots of the year. We are all about competition here at TDP

BTW, sorry to hear about your neck.