Maybe I can try to talk about some of my adventures, and lessons learned. I've been doing a lot of trekking about the great state of Colorado recently, enjoying God's beautiful creation. I've learned a couple things about photography in particular.
1) Morning sunrise is magic.
2) Take lots of pictures. You never know when you'll accidentally take a picture you really like.
3) I don't really have a good example for this, but use a high f-stop when doing big picture landscapes.
4) Use a tripod whenever you can - it makes you think about composition, and lets you take pictures that you couldn't without it.
5) Filters are very useful! You can see the difference between the two below... the first one without the graduated ND filter, the second with it. The camera settings were basically the same for the two pictures.
6) Don't always follow the "rules" of photography. You know what kind of picture you want, so you create it. Everyone says never to take pictures in the harsh afternoon sunlight... I do once in a while, usually because I want to convey a harsh or gritty subject - like an abandoned mine.
7) Have fun!
