This is the site with the beginning photography board:
http://www.ausphotography.net.auThis site is dedicated to Canon, and is probably the best site for info, but it gets a bit boring after a while. Beware "pixel peepers" and "gear heads"- people more into the gear than the pictures. I got myself banned from there- it was fun. BUT, it's the best place around for learning about gear.
http://photography-on-the.net/forumIf birds are your flavour, this is THE place to be IMHO. These guys have some amazing talent.
http://www.birdingoz.com.au/IMHO this is the best nature photography on the net, at least as far as I've found. They are helpful, but a bit condescending at times. Great work, but sometimes it lacks a bit of soul. But for the technical art of landscape photography, this is the site to go to....I've learned more here than anywhere, but be careful, they are a pretty picky bunch. They only like "perfect" photos, and "perfect" photos can be very boring.
http://www.naturescapes.net/docs/This site is set up for beginners. It's a great place to learn the basics, but take their advice with a grain of salt- they are very "rule" driven, and the people who run it aren't the best photographers, but in general it's a pretty friendly place to learn the basics.
http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/index.phpThis is a great place to start- a good discussion of the basics:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/sho ... p?t=414088I've got this in my favourites too, though I haven't been on there is yonks:
http://www.naturephotographers.net/index.htmlThis site is AWESOME for getting critique of your work:
http://www.tmelive.com/ - this site used to be The Radiant Vista, but there was a falling out or something, and it split up. Originally, they had a whole series of podcasts, but these are not on the new site- they have been adding a few over time though. Still a good site.
Finally, I get heaps from podcasts. Some of them are basic, like the Digital Story, and some are quite advanced, like The Mindful Eye (formerly The Radiant Vista)
http://www.tmelive.com/http://www.thedigitalstory.com/podcast/ (look for the older ones in particular)
http://www.photography.ca/ (short but good podcasts)