I guess in the beginning I always strictly planned where I was going, and what my main "Theme" would be. I usually (still) combine an outing for photography with hiking and geocaching. It's triple the fun! For a theme, I might pick a nature preserve that has 2 waterfalls and 3 geocaches, so the waterfalls would be my main goal and whatever else I manage to snap is just icing on the cake.

I'm still like this for the most part. Getting the camera was a large expense for me. Matter of fact, I was doubtful I'd be able to afford it before my kids all grew up! So I'm really nervous about just taking it and walking down the street shooting pictures. I'm also somewhat nervous about offending someone and having them go off on me or something.

I'm guessing, since most think it's no big deal, that it's probably unrealistic worries I have. So maybe I'll try the mall or whatnot sometime soon.