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The Battle of Midway ends as the United States reverses the tide against the previously invincible Japanese navy. A thousand miles northwest of Honolulu, the strategic island of Midway became a target for Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s Japanese fleet. As with Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto planned a surprise assault, but this time U.S. naval intelligence had decoded Japanese messages and the United States was prepared for the attack. An outnumbered squadron of American fighters repulsed a large force of Japanese aircraft attacking Midway, and two U.S. attack fleets surprised the Japanese fleet, destroying all four of Yamamoto’s aircraft carriers and thus signalling the beginning of the end of Japanese hegemony in the Pacific. more~Quote Of The Day "There is joy in work. There is no happiness except
in the realization that we have accomplished something. "
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Today's Trivia A Royal VisitKing George VI becomes the first British monarch to visit the United States when he and his wife, Elizabeth, cross the Canadian-U.S. border to Niagara Falls, New York on this day in 1939. The royal couple subsequently visited New York City and Washington, D.C., where they called for a greater U.S. role in resolving the crisis in Europe. On June 12, they returned to Canada, where they embarked on their voyage home. BetamaxToday is Betamax Day, marking Sony’s introduction of the first videocassette recorder on this date in 1975. It sold for $995 and eventually disappeared as consumers preferred VHS-format VCRs, introduced later. From Our Forums CLIFF'S FOTOFUN #50 * * * * * * * Welcome to our Mini Challenge #38
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 * * * * * * * See who is appearing on Centre Stage this week JohnE * * * * * * * The Judges of the Cafe Choice Award are pleased to announce the presentation of this highly rated award:  is awarded to memberOYfor his image"Steps"
"The judges are delighted to award another Café Choice award to Oy for his oh so effective Liverpool Cathedral Steps. One judge commented 'the angle of view is excellent and you can see he has put a lot of thought into the composition here too, my eye feels comfortable roaming the shot'.
The use of mono, the lines, the shading, the use of available light are all faultless. Simplicity rules it would appear.
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You got sun up there, Karen? Lucky you. The weather down here's looking a bit Scottish!
I don't know that I could manage a whole fry up but bacon and fried egg in a sarnie would be just the job with a black coffee.
Lovely PotD from BevB. Wish we had more of these cute little creatures and less of the grey ones.
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What a lovely POTD from Bev. I've never seen a red squirrel for real.
Just come back from an art exhibition at the Royal Academy in London and it was really interesting. Some of the pics look so simple though, you feel that you could do it. I did used to dabble in drawing and painting, so I might get my gear out later and have another go. There were a few photographs in the exhibition too, but to be quite honest, I think some of our Cafe members could have done just as well. I bet they wouldn't demand £3,500 a throw though!!!!
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BigAl will not be in today; but, if he was, I'm sure he would say that Bev's POTD is just super! I know that I think it is and the little eyes on that little fellow look like they are looking right at my eyes! What a wonderful title too, Bev!
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Here's a joke that Big Al left for you all today:
There are three reasons why teachers like their job....June, July, and August!
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Coo, there's a sight for sore eyes on this dull and wet morning. Nice one David!! 
Off for my daily walk soon, then a visit to parents. Then I've got to sort out loads of old filters and bits and pieces to put on Ebay. I'm doing quite well there selling my old manual lenses and photo stuff. Better than expected. And I'm finally managing to empty some drawers!! Must start on the bags and shoes next - that's give me tons more space in my spare room.
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Although I'm not a fan of 'weighted' images, (where the brightness is all one side,) I can appreciate the impact of this imbalance in today's POTD. Notice how detail is retained even in the darkest areas. Focus is maintained from the closest grain of sand to the horizon.
Dumblander: Someone from Dumbland – a fictitious country full of idiots. You can substitute the real country of your choice.
An American, a Frenchman, and a Dumblander were running through the woods in search of a place to hide from a firing squad in hot pursuit. As they were moving through the forest they heard sounds of the approaching search party and the decided to take to the trees to hide.
The American climbed up a tree and the Frenchman and the Dumblander kept on going.
A little farther down the road the Frenchman climbed up a tree and the Dumblander went on.
A little farther down the road the Dumblander climbed up a tree.
As the search party walked under the American's tree, a branch snapped and fell to the ground. In desperation, the American started whistling like a bird. The search party decided that it was just that, a bird, so they went on.
As the party moved under the tree where the Frenchman was hiding he also accidentally made a telltale noise. As the search party looked around the Frenchman went "Whooo...whooo...". The search party believed it to be an owl, and again moved on.
As the party approached the Dumblander’s tree they suddenly heard a strange loud noise emanating from the branches "Moo...Moo..."
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Lovely image for POTD - nicely presented.
Grey generally here today - typical for one of my off days!
So - I am going to do some stuff at home - maybe pop out
with the pushbike for a short while (try out the ankle).
Helped myself to some fresh coffee...
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Good afternoon everyone and first off, thanks to all for votes and comments on all my pics. You're a great bunch and your support is much appreciated.
It's a bit grey today but not the rain has stopped. I think it'll be the healthy option for me today, Karen, a cup of black coffee and a scone, jam and clotted cream. That is healthy isn't it? I'm sure it'll do me good!
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Julie - HOW LONG did that take you to put that smily of smileys together!!??
She didn't. It's a link to another site. With a suitable smiley font, I could probably put something like that together in a half an hour or so. |
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Julie - HOW LONG did that take you to put that smily of smileys together!!??
She didn't. It's a link to another site. With a suitable smiley font, I could probably put something like that together in a half an hour or so. Im not that smart Love the little dancing man though  |
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Good morning everyone
I'm wondering this morning. Wondering why I took any notice of the BBC weather prediction, wondering why I got out of bed at 5 o'clock and why, when I looked out of the window, I didn't just get back in bed 
Oh well, It was quite nice being up on a misty morning, dodging the rain and having the beach (mostly) to myself. Who knows there may be a haunting atmospheric shot in among the glurk.
Happy birthday Pat!
Congratulations to Mioram for a beautiful PotD
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Ambling Aardvark, I think it was ... or was it armadillo!
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I make it well known that I am not into flower pictures (it's just me) but I had to appreciate the use of a nice border of Mioram's POTD. It is a sharp image with good exposure to keep the lovely tones in the rose.
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I Oh thanks Geoff. It's me and my cat poppy, although she moved during the exposure.
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Yes-you look very glam Chris!
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Happy Birthday Pat  Loads of love from me, Wendy & Rufus Good day to everyone, Heres some scones on me  Rich |
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Love those scones, Rich. Did Wendy make them?
Thanks so much!
It's so nice to see the POTD today as Roses are one of my favourite flowers and so nice on my birthday!
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This reminds me of the debate on how to pronounce the word "SCONE."
Apparently, when it is still on the plate, then it's "scoan."
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Ron's POTD is a nice example of keeping it clean and simple. The subject is both the lighthouse and the leading stones and there are no strong distractions from them. Notice how the horizon is one-third up from the bottom and the lighthouse is one-third in from the left. This use of the Thirds makes for the ideal composition. Finally, look at that sky - it has a great range of brightness from small patches of pure white to mid-greys which form radiating lines that give a sense of depth to the image.
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Good morning everyone.
A great PotD today from RonP. Excellent for all the reasons Al's mentioned above. Lining up the lighthouse like that is one part and getting the weather' with you is the second part. The last bit is getting the camera and processing right and bringing it all together. Well done, Ron!
Strawberries and cream, that's a treat, Karen. Do you mind if I have some muesli with mine for breakfast with a nice cup of tea? It's a lovely day here after a real downpour yesterday afternoon and evening.
Have a great day and see you all later.
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Thanks for the votes and kind comments folks, I really appreciate them, this is why feed back is so important to me and helps me to improve my image's, after reading Al's comment's I am well chuffed, "Thank's Al" Keep up the good work folks, I always look in and are waiting for Karen to put a good recipe on for Short Bread biscuits, make my own twice a week, but they are no patch on the Scottish version, used to spend a lot of time at one of my old companies premises on the outskirts of Glasgow and one of the secretaries Margaret Milligan used to make the most delicious shortbreads, melt in the mouth version. Have a good day, off to cut the fir tree's. Ron |
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TRY THIS RON.......... 455 g unsalted butter 625 g all-purpose flour 200 g white sugar DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Cream butter and sugar with mixer. Add flour and mix with a wooden spoon. Use hands to thoroughly mix. Press into a jelly roll pan. Prick to bottom all over with a fork being sure the fork hits the bottom and the pricks are close together. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 300 and continue to bake for 40 minutes more. Wait 2 minutes then cut into finger size bars. Cool thoroughly in pan. |
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I'm having my second cup of coffee.
Then I'm driving to London. I have to be at the hospital at 2 pm so I'm going to leave here about 11 am. I've got about 1 3/4 hr. before I pull out.
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Lovely image Pat - you look so good together
I must take a look around that other site again sometime....
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I found y'all and even got in, been a very long time! Love the dancers, Pat... not sure the connection to, but St.Louis/East St.Louis was always full of music (name at the end of video). I grew up in Sedalia, MO, 200 miles away, where Scott Joplin lived & created. Had a grand tour of the music joints in St.Louis when a good friend's cousins that live there, took us. The music during intermission was what New Orleans was noted for, pure jazz, not what you danced to!
Hello, Jeanne... don't see many names I recognize. Love the Anniversary photo, Pat... and Congratulations! ... Tisie/Shirley
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Jeanne, I'll enjoy eating anything I don't have to bake, and your offering sounds good to me! I baked jalapeno cornbread to go with home made veggie/beef soup for lunch. I put about half a can of green chilies & half a can of chopped jalapenos, along with an ear of corn cooked & cut off the cob & the rest of the recipe on the box of Martha White's mix (half the mix). I bake like other southern cornbread, in a very hot cast iron skillet (dancing oil) & bake in the oven. Got the recipe from Ruth Ann in Nashville. Yummmmy! I visited the "How to"... but didn't see any answer to my problem. I was wanting to "click for larger" on the photos I just posted but didn't know how to do it in here. I have the code from Pat for the other site but I use PhotoBucket with it. Do I upload the larger as well as smaller the same in here? I always enjoy the larger files when viewing and appreciate everyone's extra work to make it possible. EDIT: Scratch that question.... I just tried the click for larger on my photo and by golly, it works automatically! Now that's really uptown, folks! |
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Tisie, the shortbread's not my offering. It was fresh made by Kathy this morning. Glad you found out about ding "click for larger" - that's something I've never tried so I sure couldn't help you out there. |
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Tisie, the shortbread's not my offering. It was fresh made by Kathy this morning. Glad you found out about ding "click for larger" - that's something I've never tried so I sure couldn't help you out there. Hehe you mean Karen(klc) Jeanne (btw nice shortbread it was too) mmm |
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Just so you girlies know, Kathy was a dear dear friend of the Photography Cafe, amongst other things an Administrator on here too, the coffee counter was her idea and she ran it every day, sadly Kathy became ill and after her passing we renamed the Coffee Counter to Kathy's Coffee Counter in memory of such a loving, special and wonderful woman. Friend to all she met. Karen(klc) has taken on Kathy's Coffee counter and is doing an amazing job  at it Karen even makes us shortbread Hope that clears things up a bit  Jenny |
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Jeanne, you never know what feast you're going to enjoy in here with our Karen supplying it to us. We get the best Scottish fare! I'm sorry but I'm back from London a bit early but it was not a good trip. But as I've told Jenny, it was also a wonderful trip to see that school honour my cousin in the way that they did. I'm afraid I won't see my cousin again. |
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Before I lose y'all.... thanks (I think) for posting that question in the proper place.... & I bookmarked to find my way back. Thanks for the explaination of the name, and would you two quit bouncing me around for now???  Pat, I just talked to Janet, she's worn to a nub & was going to eat and rest tonight. I suggested she get a mouse with that new laptop & it won't seem such a stranger..... and she'll call over the week end when she's in the hospital where she can use their free wi-fi instead of the card she bought... and if we can't work it out with me on my computer & her on hers... I will pack mine up & go see her. She had a call from Larry Hanna & he also suggested getting a mouse. Her daughter wasn't doing well tonight so it's depressing when they all are so exhausted already. I think she said Darrel is going home tomorrow. Hope they didn't have damage from the large hail that was north of the town they live in... she said they live on the south end. That hail was baseball to golfball size so did some damage to crops, I'm sure. She did get into the photography site (I think she means this one?).... could read the posts but it wouldn't let her have the reply box. She needs someone to see why she can't login. She also hasn't been able to get her e-mail and I can't help her with that because I use Yahoo that can be picked up anywere on any computer. If we can't work that out I will talk her into getting a Yahoo account because I can deal with that one better than G-mail or Hotmail (have both). I am sorry about your sad news with your cousin, Pat,... Must have been an emotional day for you. |
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Just so everyone realizes I'm not a "photographer"... I'm a point and shoot "picture taker". And believe me, there's a difference! hehe me too! welcome To me, the difference between a casual photographer and a beginning photographer isn't one of experience or expertise but of attitude. The casual photographer is interested in photography as mainly as a means of recording and documenting people and events but is not really interested in photography as a hobby. The beginning photographer is more interested in photography for its own sake. This doesn't imply any more skill or better results than the casual photographer, at least at first; but the beginner is more likely to improve eventually. |
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Many of you know what I've been going through since my cousin's daughter was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor on Mar. 25/09. She's 18 and now the school and all of her teachers planned the graduation ceremony in the hospital today. They had a programme and all students were in their caps and gowns and there was one just for Rachael as well. She received several special awards and was very highly thought of by her teachers and principal and vice principals. There were no dry eyes today. Just thought I'd post this class photo from my sad journey to London today. Those kids really love Rachael as they surround her bedside.  I will be uploading many photos that I took into Rachael's website at: Rachael's Journey |
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Thank you! I'm so excited it made POTD. I'm hopeful I may get to be a tolerable landscape photographer yet!
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Keep the URL, Geoff. I think I'll go to bed now as it's 2:15 am and it's been such a traumatic day but I have about another 100 to put up. This was a day like I've never experienced before. What a wonderful school and principal, vice principals, teachers, students and all.
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