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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 4,209 photos, 101 members
- The Ruins of Windsor 265 photos, 15 members
- TPWMagazine Photo Contest 559 photos, 285 members
- Yahoo! Your Pictures 13,563 photos, 980 members
- Flickr Addicts 2,537,030 photos, 51,217 members
- Animal Planet 535,490 photos, 47,390 members
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP 114 photos, 37 members
- all historic 1,794 photos, 23 members
- Civil War Photographers Cooperative 183 photos, 6 members
- Confederate States of America 586 photos, 34 members
- Brazos Bend State Park 3,726 photos, 200 members
- Legacy Images (American Civil War) 268 photos, 42 members
- SAVE GETTYSBURG!!! 788 photos, 102 members
- American Civil War Cannon Identification 101 390 photos, 33 members
- 1860's (Civil War Era) 3,226 photos, 114 members
- BUILDINGS on/of Civil War Battlefields 161 photos, 65 members
- Civil War Historical Markers 226 photos, 25 members
- War Cemeteries (across the world) 1,254 photos, 189 members
- Show Me Your Cannon 1,873 photos, 279 members
- History Directory 35,721 photos, 1,612 members
- American Battlefields in Black and White 56 photos, 8 members
- America's National Parks and Monuments Group 1,954 photos, 68 members
- Monuments 9,314 photos, 781 members
- Southern Cemeteries 6,006 photos, 248 members
- Historical Memorials, Tombstones and Graves 2,983 photos, 252 members
- Statues Memorials & Monuments 25,099 photos, 1,396 members
- Houston Photographers 14,153 photos, 496 members
- Strictly GeoTagged 180,275 photos, 7,166 members
- -The Cafe- 452,263 photos, 22,222 members
- SIGMA 10-20 EX DC HSM The world by a sigma 10-20 mm 14,598 photos, 1,137 members
- Sigma 10-20mm 220,084 photos, 13,110 members
- In travel with my Nikon 44,747 photos, 2,811 members
- Civil War Travel 1,182 photos, 12 members
- American History 6,821 photos, 187 members
- Flickr: History 9,671 photos, 253 members
- Civil War reenactments (American Civil War) 11,330 photos, 1,124 members
- Civil War Imagery 8,609 photos, 354 members
- The South 48,444 photos, 1,402 members
- Lone Star Flight Museum 375 photos, 35 members
- World Sports(Post 1 & Award 2) 12,772 photos, 1,120 members
- SPORTS ACTION 246,748 photos, 19,277 members
- Sports Photography 248,293 photos, 19,669 members
- Any Sport 39,973 photos, 1,617 members
- Football - Soccer 75,047 photos, 3,953 members
- Clear Lake, TX 1,801 photos, 112 members
- Civil War 3,612 photos, 155 members
- Battle of Franklin 171 photos, 18 members
- Hallowed Ground Project 4,726 photos, 237 members
- Confederate Monuments 1,640 photos, 131 members
- Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM 42,560 photos, 1,796 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