newbie (in 2008) to DSLR photography, already hooked

i take pride in sharing my photo's "as shot" - never using any post-processing techniques. some of the shots take multiple attempts to get exactly as i want and i only shoot in manual mode

equipment:

Canon EOS 400D Digital

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

Sigma 18-50mm f//2,8 EX DC Macro

Sigma 70-200mm /f2.8 EX