Mikeosbornphoto has just clocked up its 10,000th view, which seems a good moment to stand back and reflect on six months of sharing photography and thoughts.
Making contact with many great fellow photographers and bloggers has been a rewarding experience, including ckponderings, Diana J Hale, Stevie Gill, Noeline Smith and Danita Cahill – regular and much appreciated visitors and comment makers.
When I created this site, we had just enjoyed an unusual spurt of warm, sunny weather in parts of the UK, and the first photograph I posted – called Basking Brighton – seemed to hold hope for a barbecue summer.
Well, the season was blighted by wet weather but was saved by a feast of sport and Olympic fever. And that all seems a distant memory now, and today there is a chill in the air and a sodden depression swirling over us.
But thinking ahead to the next – hopefully – 10,000 visits, the future looks good. Photography is even more rewarding and enjoyable than ever, and sharing it through this site is a pleasure. Does anyone have any tips or advice for the coming six months?…
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Congrats on 10,000! Will be my turn next, I’m about 400 views shy of 10k. And a shot of my town too – most of my first digital shots we’re of the Brighton piers.
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Excellent :-) I’ll look out for your milestone. As well you know, Brighton is always a great place for photographs.
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Get your old Zenit back from you ma’s and shoot some black and white film in the winter.You won’t regret doing it, i promise.
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It took me a while to work out who knew such information! Indeed, dear chap, a good idea. Lord knows what happened to that gorgeously solid camera, mind.
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Congratulations! keep up the good work.
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Thank you very much. And don’t stop photographing the streets of Belgrade!
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Great number, Mike! Congratulations!
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Thanks Alexander. And I really appreciate your support and friendship through the joy of photography.
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Good number, Mike. Congratulation!
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Thank you very much! It would be nice to know your identity!
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Well done Mike! Also, thanks for the mention – based on my current stats it’ll be a looooong time before I celebrate my 10,000th view :)
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You’re welcome Noeline, it’s always good to have your feedback. It’s not about the number, but how much you enjoy doing this.
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Absolutely!
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Congrats on the 10.000! And thanks for the shout – I’m genuinely touched! :)
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Thanks very much! And it’s mean a lot that you visit and comment regularly – the most regularly, in fact!
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Really?! Wow! Well, that’s because I visit the pages the Reader shows me where the photos just grab me. :)
(Actually, that could make me out as a stalker… Which I’m not… Obviously…)
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I’m glad to hear that – I’m a great believer in the reader too and the photographs have to stand out. Stalkers are good!
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Haha! :)
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Excellent, Mike! And thanks for the mention.
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Thanks Danita and you’re most welcome. I appreciate your input very much.
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Thanks for the kind words and I look forward to the next six months and more. Love the header image!
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You’re welcome, Diana. I truly appreciate the regular and familiar contributors. Yes, I’m going to stick with the header!
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Hi Mike… How about setting yourself a long term project and give yourself a deadline of 6 months…? The end result could be an exhibition or self-published book. It’s a great way of exploring ideas xx
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Great suggestion! I can see some of the smaller one-off projects I’ve done so far turning into something bigger. But no 365 project. That’s been done to death, right? x
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