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There is a real Ken Rockwell; he's usually wrong, though. The only really useful thing on his site is a chart showing what Nikon lenses will work with each Nikon body.
Wikipedia "exposure," "shutter speed," "aperture," "film speed" (even if you're shooting digital; it's the same), "depth of field," "rule of thirds," and "color theory."
Luminous-landscape.com is the best resource out there for technical information on digital, with some stuff on film, too; there's also advice on non-technical stuff that is usually good. Under the "columns" section, there's "The Sunday Morning Photographer," a no-longer-updated column by Mike Johnston, which is/was excellent, especially for getting a mental feel for photography as a medium.
Johnston has moved on; he has his own blog at http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html.
Another great place for the more mental side of photography- better, actually, is David Alan Harvey's blog.
http://davidalanharvey.typepad.com/road_trip/
And this great blog explores photography from the point of view of a philosopher who is not himself a photographer:
http://politicstheoryphotography.blogspot.com/
The sidebar is loaded full of great quotes on photography, too. Read those.
Lastly, study the work of great photographers and other visual artists. Figure out what sort of photographs you want to take, and go for it.
Good sites for this:
magnumphotos.com masters-of-photography.com jamesnachtwey.com (Just one guy, but he's probably the greatest and most important living photographer.)
Look through photographs you find good, figure out what makes them work.
If you have any questions, part of /p/ is here for you. The rest will ceaselessly call you a faggot and accuse you of trying to suck tripfag cock. Ignore them.
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