Hey, welcome to steemit.  I see you are posting a lot of neat pictures and having a good time.
I want to give you some advice that may help you be more successful on the platform.  I hope you at least consider it.

1.  Each person only gets 10 full votes per day.  It's a good idea to use 2 or 3 for yourself each day and spread the rest around to the community whom you think deserve it.

2.  More content per post.  You have a lot of great pictures, and I'm sure you would benefit a lot more by telling a detailed story that is behind each and every one of them.  A sentence simply does not capture the imagination.
If you can only manage to write one paragraph per picture, you can put a few of them on the same post!

3.  Make sure not to copy paste material that was not originally yours without properly quoting and sourcing the original owner.  This means a lot to the community and I like to warn people just incase because you will get punished if you try it.
P.S. People also dislike spam.

4.  Encourage discussion.  I always try to give people a reason to comment and interact with my post.  I can reward them by upvoting their comments if I like it enough ;-)
This is how you get the best kind of followers and reach the best audience.

Thank you for taking the time to consider these suggestions.  I hope you have a long and successful steemit career.