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I live in Houston, Texas and am a Civil War nut. Even though all other kinds of history also fascinate me, the CW takes precedent over all else. Photography has been a keen interest since childhood; a Kodak 110 film point and shoot was one of the best presents I ever received as a kid. I currently shoot with a Nikon D300. My favorite subjects are anything historical (especially Civil War related) and my kids' soccer games, not to mention my two "goofy black labs". (Of course, learning to photograph black dogs has proven quite a challenge!)
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- Assignment: Houston 4,247 photos, 110 members
- The Ruins of Windsor 268 photos, 15 members
- TPWMagazine Photo Contest 556 photos, 284 members
- Yahoo! Your Pictures 14,073 photos, 972 members
- Flickr Addicts 2,583,560 photos, 51,789 members
- Animal Planet 539,492 photos, 47,712 members
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP 126 photos, 37 members
- all historic 1,864 photos, 24 members
- Civil War Photographers Cooperative 188 photos, 6 members
- Confederate States of America 589 photos, 34 members
- Brazos Bend State Park 3,806 photos, 200 members
- Legacy Images (American Civil War) 271 photos, 42 members
- SAVE GETTYSBURG!!! 789 photos, 102 members
- American Civil War Cannon Identification 101 397 photos, 34 members
- 1860's (Civil War Era) 3,238 photos, 116 members
- BUILDINGS on/of Civil War Battlefields 161 photos, 68 members
- Civil War Historical Markers 229 photos, 25 members
- War Cemeteries (across the world) 1,291 photos, 193 members
- Show Me Your Cannon 1,889 photos, 281 members
- History Directory 36,196 photos, 1,619 members
- American Battlefields in Black and White 58 photos, 9 members
- America's National Parks and Monuments Group 1,974 photos, 68 members
- Monuments 9,439 photos, 793 members
- Southern Cemeteries 6,036 photos, 247 members
- Historical Memorials, Tombstones and Graves 3,094 photos, 253 members
- Statues Memorials & Monuments 25,137 photos, 1,398 members
- Houston Photographers 14,308 photos, 498 members
- Strictly GeoTagged 181,927 photos, 7,156 members
- -The Cafe- 458,250 photos, 22,273 members
- SIGMA 10-20 EX DC HSM The world by a sigma 10-20 mm 15,141 photos, 1,163 members
- Sigma 10-20mm 222,092 photos, 13,214 members
- In travel with my Nikon 45,681 photos, 2,855 members
- Civil War Travel 1,189 photos, 12 members
- American History 6,866 photos, 188 members
- Flickr: History 9,720 photos, 255 members
- Civil War reenactments (American Civil War) 11,348 photos, 1,133 members
- Civil War Imagery 8,615 photos, 359 members
- The South 48,880 photos, 1,407 members
- Lone Star Flight Museum 375 photos, 35 members
- World Sports(Post 1 & Award 2) 12,758 photos, 1,118 members
- SPORTS ACTION 249,532 photos, 19,432 members
- Sports Photography 250,393 photos, 19,843 members
- Any Sport 40,419 photos, 1,625 members
- Football - Soccer 75,852 photos, 3,957 members
- Clear Lake, TX 1,809 photos, 114 members
- Civil War 3,625 photos, 155 members
- Battle of Franklin 171 photos, 18 members
- Hallowed Ground Project 4,741 photos, 236 members
- Confederate Monuments 1,681 photos, 132 members
- Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM 43,129 photos, 1,832 members
Testimonials (1)
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Legacy Images says:
"A thorough appreciation of the past requires a mastery of historical facts and concepts, as well as an understanding of how that historical knowledge is interpreted and preserved. A good Civil War photographer sees history and records it through the lens of a camera. A great Civil War photographer does more than that – they see something special – a small, but moving, element of a monument, the fiery colors of a sunset that reminds them of a story of a battle, a landscape so beautiful, yet once such a field of carnage. It is not enough to take a simple picture on a Civil War battlefield for those of us who love and appreciate the study of the Civil War. We see each moment on a battlefield as our chance to preserve a moment in history that means something very special to us.
Mike is a rare gem among the great photographers of Civil War history. He captures special elements in his photographs that he uses to tell the story of the Civil War. He is a fine Civil War historian, with a knowledge base that I both admire and envy. The story he tells through the lens of his camera is inspiring. Thank you for your willingness to share your talents within the Flickr Civil War Family. ~~Violet T. Clark"23rd March, 2009
- Name:
- Mike Talplacido
- Joined:
- May 2007
- Hometown:
- Houston
- Currently:
- Clear Lake, Texas, USA
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- AT&T Engineer