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« Reply #915 on: March 08, 2019, 06:27:11 PM »
Quote from: Rikki Gins on March 08, 2019, 12:38:17 PM
Oh, that does help, Bart.  A lot!  Thank you so very much.

Rik, if you're using a Windows machine check to see if it came with Windows Live Photo Gallery.  Mine did, although I'm still running some version of Windows 7.  Click on Fine Tune, then Adjust Exposure, and you're on your way.

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« Reply #916 on: March 08, 2019, 06:32:12 PM »
Quote from: PB on March 08, 2019, 06:27:11 PM
Rik, if you're using a Windows machine check to see if it came with Windows Live Photo Gallery.  Mine did, although I'm still running some version of Windows 7.  Click on Fine Tune, then Adjust Exposure, and you're on your way.

Thanks, PB.  I'll check on that.

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« Reply #917 on: March 08, 2019, 11:24:43 PM »
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« Reply #918 on: March 09, 2019, 09:29:52 AM »
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« Reply #919 on: March 09, 2019, 09:30:47 AM »
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« Reply #920 on: March 10, 2019, 03:04:23 AM »
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« Reply #921 on: March 10, 2019, 11:27:44 AM »
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« Reply #922 on: March 10, 2019, 04:53:35 PM »
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Just to show you that not all postcards are butterflies and unicorns...  This is perhaps the ugliest postcard that I have yet to come across.  It shows some arena workers at a bullfight dragging away the body of a dead bull.  I absolutely hate it when humans are cruel to animals, in fact I refuse to show the body of the dead bull, that is why there is a space between the two images above.  Needless to say, I didn't bid on the postcard.  But really now, if the postcard said 'Dragging out the dead matador,' well then, I might just pay good money to get that one...  Yes, I hate bullfighting that much to even say such a thing.  OK, I've had my say.  Back to restaurants, trolleys and unicorns.         

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« Reply #923 on: March 10, 2019, 04:56:51 PM »
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...  I absolutely hate it when humans are cruel to animals...   

With you 100%.  I'm almost to the point of giving up meat, and haven't bought any at the supermarket for quite awhile.

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« Reply #924 on: March 10, 2019, 04:59:25 PM »
Quote from: Rikki Gins on March 10, 2019, 04:53:35 PM
... Just to show you that not all postcards are butterflies and unicorns...  This is perhaps the ugliest postcard that I have yet to come across.  It shows some arena workers at a bullfight dragging away the body of a dead bull...   

That collection of old postcards I ended up with has a series of 8 or 10 of a bullfight in Gibraltar, plus a couple other stand alone cards of it.  Why couldn't they have been Tour de France, or baseball or something?

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« Reply #925 on: March 10, 2019, 05:04:41 PM »
Here's a couple I like a little better:


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« Reply #926 on: March 10, 2019, 05:17:29 PM »
Nice!  I like those too.  Thanks, PB.

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« Reply #927 on: March 10, 2019, 05:18:15 PM »
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That collection of old postcards I ended up with has a series of 8 or 10 of a bullfight in Gibraltar, plus a couple other stand alone cards of it.  Why couldn't they have been Tour de France, or baseball or something?

Great point.  Those would make for some good postcards.  Of course, there are virtually millions of baseball cards out there, and some baseball postcards too.  Not in my collection, but here is a cool 1950s Florida postcard showing Clearwater Stadium and the Phillies in spring training:

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« Reply #928 on: March 10, 2019, 05:32:46 PM »
Spring training - that's pretty cool.  Here's another sporting image from Florida - also '50s


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« Reply #929 on: March 10, 2019, 05:39:02 PM »
Quote from: Rikki Gins on March 10, 2019, 05:18:15 PM
Great point.  Those would make for some good postcards.  Of course, there are virtually millions of baseball cards out there, and some baseball postcards too.  Not in my collection, but here is a cool 1950s Florida postcard showing Clearwater Stadium and the Phillies in spring training:

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Before expansion in 1961, there were 16 teams in two leagues.  It's hard to make out the teams playing, and whether any regulars or stars are in the scene.  I'm guessing the team in red are the Phillies (but who knows, perhaps it's the Reds, Red Sox, Cardinals, etc). 

Not sure when the others moved to AZ for Spring Training, but by the 1950's the Indians, Giants, and Cubs would have already moved there, so that should narrow down which team is playing the Phils in this photo somewhat.
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