The 10,000 moment

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?…

Tags: 10000, barbecue summer, Brighton, mikeosbornphoto, photography, reflections

24 thoughts on “The 10,000 moment”

steviegill on October 1, 2012 at 14:08 said:

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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- mikeosbornphoto on October 1, 2012 at 16:42 said:
  
  Excellent :-) I’ll look out for your milestone. As well you know, Brighton is always a great place for photographs.
  
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zorkiphoto on September 27, 2012 at 10:08 said:

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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- mikeosbornphoto on September 27, 2012 at 18:28 said:
  
  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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belgradestreets on September 24, 2012 at 20:14 said:

Congratulations! keep up the good work.

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 24, 2012 at 20:22 said:
  
  Thank you very much. And don’t stop photographing the streets of Belgrade!
  
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lautal on September 24, 2012 at 17:29 said:

Great number, Mike! Congratulations!

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 24, 2012 at 18:01 said:
  
  Thanks Alexander. And I really appreciate your support and friendship through the joy of photography.
  
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Anonymous on September 24, 2012 at 17:27 said:

Good number, Mike. Congratulation!

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 24, 2012 at 23:53 said:
  
  Thank you very much! It would be nice to know your identity!
  
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Noeline Smith on September 24, 2012 at 14:35 said:

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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- mikeosbornphoto on September 24, 2012 at 17:59 said:
  
  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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  - Noeline Smith on September 26, 2012 at 18:10 said:
    
    Absolutely!
    
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ckponderings on September 24, 2012 at 02:06 said:

Congrats on the 10.000! And thanks for the shout – I’m genuinely touched! :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 24, 2012 at 17:57 said:
  
  Thanks very much! And it’s mean a lot that you visit and comment regularly – the most regularly, in fact!
  
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  - ckponderings on September 25, 2012 at 06:47 said:
    
    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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    - mikeosbornphoto on September 25, 2012 at 19:50 said:
      
      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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      - ckponderings on September 26, 2012 at 06:32 said:
        
        Haha! :)
        
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danitacahill on September 23, 2012 at 19:55 said:

Excellent, Mike! And thanks for the mention.

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 23, 2012 at 20:13 said:
  
  Thanks Danita and you’re most welcome. I appreciate your input very much.
  
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dianajhale on September 23, 2012 at 19:23 said:

Thanks for the kind words and I look forward to the next six months and more. Love the header image!

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 23, 2012 at 19:29 said:
  
  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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Caroline on September 23, 2012 at 19:19 said:

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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- mikeosbornphoto on September 23, 2012 at 20:12 said:
  
  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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