To follow on from Vortex003's post, I'd like to announce that I had my first photo accepted by Airliners.net yesterday (was also the first I'd submitted).
Was absolutely overjoyed when I got the email. I've been visiting A.net for years (never even knew about JetPhotos or Airplane-Pictures until I joined this group) but never dared submit anything as I kept looking at the quality of the accepted shots and thinking, "I'm nowhere near that good." I only got my SLR last year (ironically I bought it specifically for the Portrush airshow) and have been out taking loads of photos, mixture of landscape, motorsports and aviation.
Granted I've read about the 'issues' with photos that get rejected but you'd agree that getting accepted is a major achievement.
Dec (still on cloud nine)
