Hi,
I am Mike Munro, an aspiring photographer. I am interested mainly in Street, Candid and People-Working photography, improving my Black and White, and as I am aspiring, i take photos of anything that grabs my attention.
My photographic hero’s are: Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Mapplethorp, Dorothea Lange, Horst P Horst, Edward Weston errrr and a few more…I am open to adding to the list…. I have a huge (according to my family) collection of books (and magazines) on photographers and photographic technique. I go to any exhibition I can, including Art exhibitions, to look at the way composition works.
I started this blog as an adjunct to studying for a degree in photography, to learn from others and improve my photo taking by getting non-family people to critique my efforts, and to have fun! I am also enjoying the stats / seeing my pictures on the web.
I am also learning how photo-blogging (well just blogging) works, so any advice is welcome.
I am Chief Cook and Bottle Washer working from home looking after my wonderful wife and dodging my many children.
I live just outside Newbury in West Berkshire, England.
Anything else you want to know, I respond to any and all comments, please make them.
Mike
Do you have a blog with wonderful pictures and also in your country are the roots of rugby practice a sport when I was young, there are three generations of rugby players in my family.
Goodbye.
Cruz
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Hi
Thank you for the feedback, i too was a rugby player in my youth.
Regrads
Mike M
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You have been busy liking posts on my blog, I look forward to getting to know you better 🙂
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thank you for stopping and following 🙂
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I’m very pleased to meet you. I have enjoyed many of your photos and I’m certain I shall continue to.
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Good to meet you too Para!
Mike
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Mike you have a great eye for composition and color. I will be back to see the rest of your photos, but I think I need to schedule a nice block of time for it!!!
Thanks for sharing……….and stay with it.
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Hi Richard,
Thank you for your comments, a boost to morale!
All the best, I hope you enjoy your more in depth review.
Regards
Mike
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Dodging your children hey??! Happy dad’s day btw! Xxx
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Thanks my darling Girlo !!!😍😍😍
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hi Mike, i just want to say thank you very much for visiting my blog 🙂
hope you will enjoy blogging/photography as much as i do…
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Hi Orchid, It was interesting and a pleasure….
Mike
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Thanx for following my blog. I too caught the photography bug … blast! It’s so contagious!
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It is…and you have some lovely photos, I am always looking for people to learn from, to get ideas from… I have been a photographer (I claim that title lol), for years, back into film days… Really caught the digital-photography-bug though….and now proud owner of a Fuji X-Pro1… It is definitely addictive, I try to get out every day… i need a fix!!!
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I use a nikon when I’m out on a mission as it were, but find it heavy so for a daily I just use a sony pocket cam. Though it’s now getting close to past it’s prime. I’m not out everyday with my nikon, Jajaja, I’m afraid to get mugged for my camera
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ahhh I had an old nikon f years ago…excellent… I was using a Leica R9 good but very heavy..swapped over to the X-Pro1 because I couldn’t afford the Leica M9240) and the Fuji got very good reviews on the jpegs in particular… Its taken some learning but now getting the hang of it… its a lot less conspicuous than the big DSLR, so less fear of mugging…
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Jajaja, yea, when you live in a 3rd world developing country, and gringa, you are at risk for a whole lot.
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Great black and white photography. Love it!
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Thank you
Mike
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You have an excellent blog with wonderful photos. I will follow with interest. You also have an impressive inspiration list above. Have you looked at Yousuf Karsh?
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Hi Shane, thanks for the comments. Yes, I am familiar with Karsh, I am a big fan of the older 1920 / 1930 / 1940’s black and white photographers..
Cheers
Mike
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Very impressive photography 🙂 I’m enjoying wandering around your blog.
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Thank you for such the great comment and compliment…
Mike
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Why thank you kind sir or is it madam, I have made that mistake before… All comments welcome and help boost the photographer…lol
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