All the aforementioned sites are great. Put on a blindfold, throw a dart, and that will do.

However, Walmart, Walgreens, and Costco offer sharing sites, and the people you send to can order prints and pick them up at any of the stores.

I personally like Picasa. There are so many really cool features aside from the sharing capabilities. Features such as face recognition, where pretty much EVERY face in all your pics are recognized and categorized. So if you are looking for a picture of Aunt Suzie, you just punch in "Aunt Suzie" and every photo you have on your computer of Aunt Suzie will pop up....even her baby photos. This thing is scary! The face movie is something that is really cool too.

Another great feature is that others can add to an album, if you allow. This is great for when your family goes on vacation, or when different people are taking pictures at a family function. You can set the album up such that anyone that you allow can add photos to the album, and anyone with the link can see all the pictures that have been added there. If someone likes a picture, they can then download it and print it, or send it to one of the other sites to be printed.

Your remarks are racist to all Cavemen. :-)

See, I used an emoticon, which signifies lightheartedness. Don't forget yours, lest you be chastised.

Get Photography for Dummies, or Complete Idiot's guide to Photography. These books explain just about everything in very easy to understand terms. Get a good basic knowledge, then go to the book store and look at photography coffee table books to try to determine what settings they used to get the particular shot. They are also great inspiration. Then get out there and shoot shoot shoot.

I remember a seminar i went to in 1980ish to listen to a world renowned photog. I was just getting into photography, so much of what he said was over my head. Something that he said (that didn't make sense to me at the time), finally sunk in 20 year later when I finally experienced it for myself.

He said, "A body is a body is a body. The glass is what's going to make jaws drop. Determine a budget and figure out how much you can possibly spend on a lens - then double it!"

I always did the opposite. I spent a fortune on bodies, and scrimped on the glass. I never thought about it, because my pictures were great (so I thought). I bought my first L series lens and the VERY FIRST picture did make my jaw drop. I had forgotten what I had heard 25 years earlier, but it all came flooding back after that first shot.

I met a photog in the field who was shooting with an old Pentax camera. I recognized him and asked him why he was shooting with a old Pentax, especially when he was sponsored by Canon. He said basically the same thing; the body doesn't matter and it's all about the lens. His favorite lens happened to be a Pentax lens, so when he was by himself and thought there was no chance of running into people, he'd ditch his Canon and shoot his Pentax.

So back to making me a believer: I have a 1D, 5D, 7D, and a Rebel. I don't notice a difference in the bodies, but I notice a huge difference with the lenses.

Rules were meant to be broken. It's good to know about the Rule of Thirds, but it's not a bible. And macro is tougher to follow the rule. Just remember, the subject doesn't necessarily need to fall on a hatch. Zoom in, and maybe make the eye or the antenna, or a prominent marking on the wing fall on the hatch mark.

Giving the subject somewhere to go is key, but in macro, that "somewhere to go" can be very small.

Sounds like you'd really benefit from some seminars and safaris. Do a search and see what is in your area....maybe at a local camera shop. I know there are many in the SoCal area, and you really learn a lot. And even if you already know it, it's a good refresher and good inspiration.

Trish, it's looks fine on my end. The problem is calibrating ALL you devices, and making sure you're using the right profiles too. All very confusing, this technical stuff, but you've already got "the eye", so you're ahead of the game.

Great photo, Roman. Exposure and composition is very appealing.

Jdtx, great pic. Perhaps a little reflected light on the face. The hair is a bit distracting.

Great pic. Perhaps a little reflected light on the face. The hair is a bit distracting.