Well, ultimately you should take shots that you like or you won't last long. That being said, you won't have fall colors all year, so if you want outdoor shoots year round you'll have to diversify and plan different themes like spring flowers and such. The more you do it, the better you'll become. I started out with photography but moved to indoor video so I could travel less. If you like being outdoors, pay attention to the plants around you; there is a lot to see, and it will be different every time, even if you go out to the same spot. Mostly I found photography a good reason to explore new areas and would mix up what I was after; windmills, watermills, bridges, canals, nature, etc. Have fun with it!
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Well there's a thing I like a little of everything and I figured what the hell I'll try whatever I do need to get a Flash before I can do high speed sync shots and let's face it I'm not making enough money to be spending on a model yet however train tracks tunnels Bridges Seattle skyline Space Needle ocean Exedra is fair game I was thinking about try my hand at Urban spelunking that seems like it could be fun and get some really cool shots.
Absolutely, check into whatever is within range. Old buildings with interesting architectural details if you have a zoom lens, old Car/Motorcycle shows/meets, Railroad Museum if you have one, anything to find your niche. I use my Cameras for video, as a result I can't use the flash without undoing my settings, but for the video thumbnails I always try to get a photograph and learned to take pretty decent low light shots. If you look at my blog; all but one video thumbnail were shot without a flash, the other one was made in Gimp and is not a photograph. For spelunking you'll want more than a flash I would think; be pretty difficult to know what you are taking a shot of and the flash may create shadows that hide detail you want.
Well I went out today since it snowed on Christmas wasn't expecting that I drove out to take some shots of the world blanketed by that white powder surprisingly I had the most fun with my macro lens. I don't have a very long zoom lens yet I'm still trying to get the 200 mm to 500 mm and also a 10.5mm fisheye currently I have a wide angle 12 - 24 a 17- 55 a 24-85 a 100mm tokina macro also my 35mm my 50mm and the 1960s pantex super takumar 135mm
I use Panasonic Bridge Cameras. The DMC-FZ300 has this incredible zoom lens of 25-600mm and F2.8 over the entire range. I must admit though that using it beyond 400mm it gets tough to get a steady hand held shot, but it works great for Tractor Pulls and Drag racing. I usually travel by Motorcycle or Moped, so carrying all that extra glass isn't really practical, and at Motocross on a dry day there is too much dust to swap lenses anyway. I also have the DMC-FZ2000 and that is my main video Camera and I do the close ups with the FZ300 as it's low light capability is not suitable for wide angle shots. I bought these 2 Cameras for very specific reasons, but it's more important to get really familiar with the camera you have so you can react fast. Some folks focus on the equipment a lot, but the best Camera is the one you always have with you; it's the one that gets the shots :)
Why did you end up switching to video.