Finding places.

[stacymarie]

I live in the city and wander around, but I live in Seattle and everywhere is beautiful so I have a lot to work with.

Also I'm a hiker so I just bring my camera with me on the trails, and a lot of the trails I find via trail books or online forums. Some people even post their pictures taken with point and shoots so I kinda know what the area looks like and what to expect.

What city do you live in?

[Alex on DPS]

I live in New York so my travel has some ways to go =p

When I went to the beach the other day I got bit by a bunch of bugs just for shots like this.

[fletch]

Maps on flickr is a great way to find things to photograph in a certain area. you can zoom the map to a certain area and filter to show the most interesting photos on that map, you can also filter by search terms.

I would link to an example but Flickr maps is a bit backward and doesn't have the facility to do that. Here is the maps application. Flickr: Explore everyone's photos on a Map

[pril79]

Like many of the other answers i hike and backpack and go where most people don't. island parks.

something i also do is check every bridge sometimes you can find cute little gems here and there.

i pull over on the side of the road as well scout the area.

if out of town i ask people where some places are. sometimes even in home you never know.

i ask younger kids as they are more active and hiding from parents. but that's best if you know them.