On my Micro.blog site styling the photos also affected my avatar at the top of the page. This CSS fixed that:
img#avatar {margin-top:0; padding-top:0;}

thanks for the tip, I’m borrowing it. Don’t forget to change the avatar at the bottom of the page. I used this:
#post-meta img.avatar

@uncrtn Go for it. 😎. I don't have an avatar at the bottom of the page, must be a theme thing. Good for others to know though. Thanks.

@uncrtn Ah, wait … I see. There's an avatar at the bottom if I view an individual post. Thanks.