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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 4,238 photos, 106 members
- The Ruins of Windsor 265 photos, 15 members
- TPWMagazine Photo Contest 556 photos, 284 members
- Yahoo! Your Pictures 13,886 photos, 971 members
- Flickr Addicts 2,560,269 photos, 51,513 members
- Animal Planet 538,580 photos, 47,558 members
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP 119 photos, 37 members
- all historic 1,826 photos, 24 members
- Civil War Photographers Cooperative 187 photos, 6 members
- Confederate States of America 587 photos, 34 members
- Brazos Bend State Park 3,773 photos, 200 members
- Legacy Images (American Civil War) 271 photos, 42 members
- SAVE GETTYSBURG!!! 789 photos, 102 members
- American Civil War Cannon Identification 101 392 photos, 33 members
- 1860's (Civil War Era) 3,224 photos, 115 members
- BUILDINGS on/of Civil War Battlefields 161 photos, 66 members
- Civil War Historical Markers 226 photos, 25 members
- War Cemeteries (across the world) 1,288 photos, 191 members
- Show Me Your Cannon 1,875 photos, 279 members
- History Directory 36,033 photos, 1,616 members
- American Battlefields in Black and White 56 photos, 8 members
- America's National Parks and Monuments Group 1,963 photos, 68 members
- Monuments 9,387 photos, 788 members
- Southern Cemeteries 6,016 photos, 247 members
- Historical Memorials, Tombstones and Graves 3,034 photos, 251 members
- Statues Memorials & Monuments 25,151 photos, 1,399 members
- Houston Photographers 14,229 photos, 497 members
- Strictly GeoTagged 180,801 photos, 7,162 members
- -The Cafe- 455,437 photos, 22,250 members
- SIGMA 10-20 EX DC HSM The world by a sigma 10-20 mm 14,861 photos, 1,145 members
- Sigma 10-20mm 221,199 photos, 13,157 members
- In travel with my Nikon 45,297 photos, 2,846 members
- Civil War Travel 1,183 photos, 12 members
- American History 6,834 photos, 187 members
- Flickr: History 9,678 photos, 255 members
- Civil War reenactments (American Civil War) 11,350 photos, 1,131 members
- Civil War Imagery 8,631 photos, 356 members
- The South 48,671 photos, 1,405 members
- Lone Star Flight Museum 375 photos, 35 members
- World Sports(Post 1 & Award 2) 12,802 photos, 1,119 members
- SPORTS ACTION 248,160 photos, 19,360 members
- Sports Photography 249,412 photos, 19,756 members
- Any Sport 40,216 photos, 1,620 members
- Football - Soccer 75,353 photos, 3,952 members
- Clear Lake, TX 1,803 photos, 113 members
- Civil War 3,630 photos, 155 members
- Battle of Franklin 171 photos, 18 members
- Hallowed Ground Project 4,727 photos, 236 members
- Confederate Monuments 1,678 photos, 132 members
- Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM 43,087 photos, 1,821 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