Hi Photo-n00b, and welcome to the Nikonites Community. Everyone is welcome to this site, n00b or not, we were all n00bs at one point or another. Any questions you may have just ask. The only dumb questions around here, are the ones you didn't ask. We enjoy talking Nikon photography. We'er serious most of the time but do on occasion get off the beaten path for some not so serious bantering. All work and no play can make Jack a dull boy. (Not you Jack, It's just a saying. We have a Jack around here.) The D100 is a good camera to learn on. As goz63 points out it's the person behind the camera that takes the picture and not the camera. Enjoy.