Silence the critic

I visited Ironton Rail Trail in Whitehall Township a few days ago. There is much to see along the bike/walk/jog paths. As I walked along the path, my critic immediately started. "Theres nothing here. You wont be able to capture that scene. You need a wide angle lens,not the one you brought. You photograph people, not landscapes." The perfect traveling companion. Such has been the creative journey. But on my journey, I remember all the creative influence I've gotten from reading different inspirational blogs http://www.zarias.com/, http://strobist.blogspot.com/, and http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/, just to name a few. Its not your equipment that matters. The most expensive cameras can yield a 'snapshot' while the simplest pocket size camera can transform a scene into an incredible thing of beauty. Its what you bring to photography that will show up in your work. Thats what I believe. So I started taking more photos. I just saw something and took a picture. I composed what I thought was interesting. The critic chimed in"thats not good. Why did you do that?" But I kept shooting. Why? Because I'm learning there are two voices inside..the critic and that other guy who first picked up the camera and said "lets go have fun". I believe that as you grow with photography, your photography grows with you.