I've come to the conclusion that there are 3 main things I like to photograph:  plants, animals, and signs. 

I like taking pictures of plants and flowers because they're simple and beautiful.  There's just something cool about a perfectly symmetrical leaf or a brightly colored blossom.  And plants are easy:  They don't move around or talk.  They're posing all the time. Plus, I've been noticing that there's a huge difference in foliage when traveling to different parts of the country.  Northern NJ just doesn't have the same kind of plants as Southern California.  But the Caribbean doesn't have trees that change color. 

Animals and bugs are a little bit harder because they have a tendency to move around.  Every once in a while, I'll find a simple little creature that stays motionless for long enough for me to get a nice closeup.  Plus, it's cool to see scary bugs really close up.  But instead of sticking my face all up in their business, I use my camera. 

Signs are sort of overdone and can be a little stupid, but some of them just need to be seen to be believed.  Telling somebody that there's a sign in an airport that points to a "teminal" just isn't as effective as actually seeing the picture. 

I don't really like taking pictures of people because people have a strange tendency to feign happiness or excitement when a camera is pointing at them.  The fact is, people aren't smiling all the time.  So pictures that show a bunch of people smiling are a bit misleading.  Small people (i.e. babies) are hard to photograph because they're always moving around and putting things in their nose and mouth (while things are simultaneously coming out of said orifices).  So those pictures are usually blurry and/or embarrassing (and should be saved for later use in blackmailing). 

I find it difficult to take good pictures of big things like skylines and mountains.  Maybe it's because I use a tiny little camera with 3x optical zoom.  But maybe it's because it's hard to fit such a big view into such a small picture.  My pictures of views just don't do the views justice. #entertainment