from a intermediate maya course at NYU. still learning a lot of the program, i have some animations but i can't link to them directly from yahoo. i'll try and post them soon (they're only 2 - 3 meg files, lower quality output from aftereffects)
enjoy and let me know what ya'll think!!
http://velle68.tripod.com/rings.jpg
http://sunation.tripod.com/pooltable.jpg
thats all i have for now online, i'll post more when i happen to save more rendered scenes 
remember, these weren't taken in the best quality possible.
pat
pdr206@nyu.edu for comments! thanks!