just starting

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hellow all

I have been looking at some of the awsome pics that every one has taken and would like to take a few of my own.
Would someone be able to shed some light on this for me?
like when is the best time (lighting wise),what moad shoud the camara be set to,what should the iso be at,ect........
the camara i have is an olympus sp-510uz

thanks boots