Quote Originally Posted by Russian Blue
This is an excellent website that will explain all photography basics (aperature, depth of field etc.). Just use the scroll bar located on the right side of the page:

Digital Camera Tutorials
Thanks for posting that. I've been doing a lot of reading/experimenting myself lately but still hadn't really found what I was looking for as far as a good basic tutorial type site. I have a lot of options on my camera for manual pictures etc and have read usually the best digital camera photos are done in manual mode with some manipulation to the settings rather than automatic modes. I KNOW I'm not using my camera to its full potential yet and I am really wanting to.