I've recently realised that I have a camera in my house, not an expensive one, but a decent for a guy without any expirience, I suppose.

Long story short, I wanted to go out and make some pics, I do know what ISO, shutter speed and aperture are. And that's basically it. The question is whether I should go outside and "practice" or start reading some related books. If former, what exactly should I try to look for, I actually have a forest nearby, can start from there.

Any thoughts?

The photo was made by me about two years ago, but with non-manual settings on the camera.