I can hardly be described as even an "amateur" photographer, I still have a lot to learn. Please bare with me, and even teach me a few things!

I currently want to experiment with:

Light Trails

RAW format

Infra-red or Near Infra-red photography

High Dynamic Range (masking, more natural tones)

Black and White Photography

Macro

Very High Aperture (2.0)

Smoke Photography (effects of smoke in photography)

Themes/Images I enjoy (also refer to my groups):

Hands

HDR

Reflections/Images with reflections

Using water as a theme

Perspective photographs

Macro Images

Rain/Droplets

OMG I SHOULD PROBABLY GET SOME DARK ROOM AND PHOTO DEVELOPING EXPERIENCE AT SOME POINT -esp. since I am inheriting my Dad's old(er) Canon

Anyone willing to teach? I may be slow, but I'm determined.