"I would not recommend exploring the new features on a special trip/event.
Use P or green square Auto or whatever other settings you successfully used on the T3."
John is correct here. The best advice is keep a simple shot,... simple. 
Don't over think it. P mode will most likely capture most of what you want. I personally would avoid any of the so-called creative modes. Do shoot Raw. <--- Always ! Do use a lower ISO number like 200 for most daylight shots. Be prepared to change it though. Smaller aperture number perhaps f8. Be prepared to change it too.
It is nice to read stuff and watch tutorials and such but experience is the best teacher. Also, don't over think it. And, remember no photographer gets a prize winner on every shot.
@ebiggs1 wrote:"I would not recommend exploring the new features on a special trip/event.
Use P or green square Auto or whatever other settings you successfully used on the T3."
John is correct here. The best advice is keep a simple shot,... simple.
Don't over think it. P mode will most likely capture most of what you want. I personally would avoid any of the so-called creative modes. Do shoot Raw. <--- Always ! Do use a lower ISO number like 200 for most daylight shots. Be prepared to change it though. Smaller aperture number perhaps f8. Be prepared to change it too.
It is nice to read stuff and watch tutorials and such but experience is the best teacher. Also, don't over think it. And, remember no photographer gets a prize winner on every shot.
The quote and comments about THIS trip I support. My advice is for when you have the opportunity to spend time and take a structured approach to learning to get the most from your new investment. Photography is a 'slow burn', so if you want to get out there and take pictures right now, then trust the camera's auto features. You may find that they don't work on all occasions, but they should give you acceptable shots for the majority of your trip.
That said, when you get back, if you want to take more control, then use the many links suggested as a starting point to expand your skill.
@jburch921 wrote:Hello Canon friends.
I recently bought a new Canon T8i following the advice from some friends on this forum. I will be traveling to Maine in a few days and I'm hoping to get the best possible pictures from my new Canon T8i camera as possible.
I went from a Canon Rebel T-3 to this camera. It's definately taking a little getting use too. I see it has so many more creative options to chose from so it's a little over whelming. I'm just looking for some basic beautiful fall landscape pictures.
Does anyone have any basic recommendations for settings to take some crisp fall landscape pictures without it being more that I can handle as a new-be with this camera?
Thank you so much for any recommendations.
jburch921,
I got an T8i recently too.
I've been doing a lot of shooting in Aperture Priority mode with my aperture set at 7.1.and Auto ISO..
If you do that, you can know ahead of time that the camera will automatically set a shutter speed at close to 2X your focal length.
If you are shooting a stationary object, that should be more than adequate to avoid any motion blur.
If you are shooting a moving object, you can change over to Shutter Priority mode and try to pick a shutter speed that will either freeze the motion, or deliberately introduce subject blur..
When I started out, I was using Auto White Balance, but thought that my pictures were coming out ;loking kind of washed out.
When I started using either Daylight White Balance, or Cloudy White Balance, they are coming out better, I think.
Here's a picture I took just the other day. I was Aperture Priority mode. My lens was at 186mm and the camera set a shutter speed of 1/400. I was so startled, that I completely forgot to focus. I thought he was going to land on my head
Steve Thomas
