All my life, I’ve used catch-phrases. During my brief law enforcement career, we all said, ‘Felons are inherently stupid!’ In my military career, I said , ‘Leadership is not a popularity contest!’ (Okay, I also used that one in my civilian work, too!) But now I have a new catch-phrase.

A few days ago, a good friend sent me some pictures of wildlife that were in his backyard. He commented that they weren’t like my pictures. His comment got me to thinking about how to respond. I came up with, ‘Don’t judge your photography using other people’s pictures!’

Then my mind exploded! I’ve avoided anything even remotely profound for many years and here I was. My mind is thinking – that’s good advice outside the photography world, too. Live your life and don’t use other people to determine your self-worth.

DON’T JUDGE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY USING OTHER PEOPLE’S PICTURES!

With that said, here’s a few pictures from the past couple months. The first set is the result of chasing the Big Boy Locomotive around northern California earlier this month.

Enjoy – PHOTOROGR