<p>I am new to photography. I recently purchased a Canon Power Shot SX50 as a retirement gift to myself and soon realized how much I have to learn. I started reading as much as I could find on line and that's how I found photo.net. I appreciate the critiques, all the photography articles and the beautiful photos. Someday when I finally "break the code" of aperture, shutter speed and ISO, I hope to contribute to the critique forum and help others. Right now, I having fun taking pictures and I'm happy to hear what you all think of them. Thank you for taking the time to help a rookie! Marie </p>