Received 'Rainy Day' from Delphine, very clever, I really like it, thanks.
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Two more cards:
Rainy day form Delphin. Steh transformation from normal postcard paper into a stand up card is great. How did you produce the fold?
Termite mounds from Oxleyroad. Fery fine sujet, I love the baryta paper and the large format. My wife enjoyed this card too.
Rainy day form Delphin. Steh transformation from normal postcard paper into a stand up card is great. How did you produce the fold?
Termite mounds from Oxleyroad. Fery fine sujet, I love the baryta paper and the large format. My wife enjoyed this card too.
There's a stack of cards on my desk that keeps nagging me to comment on them. And rightfully so.
Let's go through the stack, starting with Mike Wilde's threesome. Craftsmanship as always, the things you manage to do with old paper, it never ceases to amaze me. Take the Korean War Veteran's Memorial, for example. Lots of shadow details in the trees, full tonal range; very well executed. Avra's eyes and face also keep attracting my attention. As does anikin's not-so-everyday shot of a utility pole in the middle of the road. Funny thing, that. The paper also has a nice feel and look to it, what paper is it? Jim17x's couple of ducks I also like very much. Spent my childhood living at the waterfront, so this picture surely evokes memories. The ducks, the low hanging leaves, the ripples in the water bringing out the sun's reflection, lovely. Which can also be said of mooseontheloose's "What remains". Lovely. Dreamy. Eerie. I hope you never run out of HIE stock, you keep amazing me with beautiful photos. drpsilver (hang in there, Darwin, hope it all works out OK for your mother, your father and you) sends a photo of a cairn in Italy, lovely detail, it's almost as if I can touch those rocks. rince's fleeting moment, the photo and the story come together to form a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. One detail though, from a keen observer: it looks like a mirror image, from the text on the lock. Works for me, but I'm just wondering if it was meant that way. ozphoto, Drew, a very nice portrait, a bit mangled by the postal system somewhere en-route, but that's all in the game of the exchange. I must admit there's a bit of a dichotomy here, the headgear that obviously goes with the uniform versus the mention of the shaved head. Well, some mystery should remain, I suppose. ChristopherCoy's card arrived today, made me hungry. That looks like a nice breakfast, I'm sure that would set me up to go go go for a few hours. Nice framing, just the part of the face, I like it.
That's 8 out of 20 received, not taking into consideration any cards that I may have temporarily misplaced
. Thanks so far, looking out for more exciting cards!
Let's go through the stack, starting with Mike Wilde's threesome. Craftsmanship as always, the things you manage to do with old paper, it never ceases to amaze me. Take the Korean War Veteran's Memorial, for example. Lots of shadow details in the trees, full tonal range; very well executed. Avra's eyes and face also keep attracting my attention. As does anikin's not-so-everyday shot of a utility pole in the middle of the road. Funny thing, that. The paper also has a nice feel and look to it, what paper is it? Jim17x's couple of ducks I also like very much. Spent my childhood living at the waterfront, so this picture surely evokes memories. The ducks, the low hanging leaves, the ripples in the water bringing out the sun's reflection, lovely. Which can also be said of mooseontheloose's "What remains". Lovely. Dreamy. Eerie. I hope you never run out of HIE stock, you keep amazing me with beautiful photos. drpsilver (hang in there, Darwin, hope it all works out OK for your mother, your father and you) sends a photo of a cairn in Italy, lovely detail, it's almost as if I can touch those rocks. rince's fleeting moment, the photo and the story come together to form a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. One detail though, from a keen observer: it looks like a mirror image, from the text on the lock. Works for me, but I'm just wondering if it was meant that way. ozphoto, Drew, a very nice portrait, a bit mangled by the postal system somewhere en-route, but that's all in the game of the exchange. I must admit there's a bit of a dichotomy here, the headgear that obviously goes with the uniform versus the mention of the shaved head. Well, some mystery should remain, I suppose. ChristopherCoy's card arrived today, made me hungry. That looks like a nice breakfast, I'm sure that would set me up to go go go for a few hours. Nice framing, just the part of the face, I like it.
That's 8 out of 20 received, not taking into consideration any cards that I may have temporarily misplaced
. Thanks so far, looking out for more exciting cards!
Great catch
I just liked the composition better this way around and I hoped it would not be to obstrusive. In the end this is how I saw the image in the first place when looking on my groundglass 
A bunch more times not long since the last round of comments from me, so people must be getting going....
Christopher Coy- Café Du Monde- A nice hand crafted looking envelope and card contained a nice, if unconventionally framed, image. The motif of the fleur-du-lis ties in well with the New Orleans reference. The photo is of someone about to tuck into a breakfast or snack. The out of focus area in the background works well to highlight the crisp foreground elements. The inclusion of part of a person’s face establishes the activity. There is a good spread of tones from a suitably washed out upper corner leading down to the diagonally opposite detail-less shadow of the patron’s jacket. A niggling detail is the bright edge of light under the table. I think the image might have been a bit tighter if that part of the frame was cropped out. I found it tended to pull focus.
Delphine - Rainy Day. An abstracted flow of tones across what I interpret may be an iced over pane of a window. The area behind the diffusing surface shows us a pattern of somewhat random linear elements. These are all too many words to describe a photo that works well for me. Then there is ant neat idea to score the card and provide a note on the back to fold along the score to make the image into a free standing card. Well done.
George Nova Scotia - Shadows on Snow. A great eye for shadow patterns in everyday items has resulted in this delightful capture. A not too overcast and not too clear of a day gave the perfect time to interpret what I see as the base of a playground climber, casting shadows onto a trackless coating of snow. The kind of image only those who are up early or who are out to walk the dog see in my parts before little feet make their mark. Nice.
Jim O – Tampa Bay Sunshine Skyway sans sun. This is a scene worth recording; there are not a lot of these days from my time spent in this area. My parents had a mobile home just north of the Tropicana factory in a town called Palmetto. I like the minimalist placing of the horizon low, to give emphasis to the cloud formations. And nice detail in the clouds with contrast control – none are burned out, and the image tone overall is just right.
Kraker – Bustling or empty- A very nice view of a village square or high street devoid of people – oh, wait, it is a pinhole. Quite nice and sharp; the hole size must be optimized for the focal length you are attempting to emulate. Mine come out a bit muddier. Nice paper – shame it is gone to the past. I quite liked Brovira. Mailing in the envelope did the uncurling trick for my print- it has stayed flat since I took it out.
Ozphoto – Drew the Police Officer- Quite a nice portrait. If you pulled this off with studio lights you have done a great job emulating some light from the shop window kind of look.
If really shot with light from the shop window, you have handled the lighting very well, or were quite lucky. Sometimes my best shots come down to plain old luck.
Keep the greta images coming, people. It is always nicer to find postcards instead of bills and bank statements in my mail box after work.
Christopher Coy- Café Du Monde- A nice hand crafted looking envelope and card contained a nice, if unconventionally framed, image. The motif of the fleur-du-lis ties in well with the New Orleans reference. The photo is of someone about to tuck into a breakfast or snack. The out of focus area in the background works well to highlight the crisp foreground elements. The inclusion of part of a person’s face establishes the activity. There is a good spread of tones from a suitably washed out upper corner leading down to the diagonally opposite detail-less shadow of the patron’s jacket. A niggling detail is the bright edge of light under the table. I think the image might have been a bit tighter if that part of the frame was cropped out. I found it tended to pull focus.
Delphine - Rainy Day. An abstracted flow of tones across what I interpret may be an iced over pane of a window. The area behind the diffusing surface shows us a pattern of somewhat random linear elements. These are all too many words to describe a photo that works well for me. Then there is ant neat idea to score the card and provide a note on the back to fold along the score to make the image into a free standing card. Well done.
George Nova Scotia - Shadows on Snow. A great eye for shadow patterns in everyday items has resulted in this delightful capture. A not too overcast and not too clear of a day gave the perfect time to interpret what I see as the base of a playground climber, casting shadows onto a trackless coating of snow. The kind of image only those who are up early or who are out to walk the dog see in my parts before little feet make their mark. Nice.
Jim O – Tampa Bay Sunshine Skyway sans sun. This is a scene worth recording; there are not a lot of these days from my time spent in this area. My parents had a mobile home just north of the Tropicana factory in a town called Palmetto. I like the minimalist placing of the horizon low, to give emphasis to the cloud formations. And nice detail in the clouds with contrast control – none are burned out, and the image tone overall is just right.
Kraker – Bustling or empty- A very nice view of a village square or high street devoid of people – oh, wait, it is a pinhole. Quite nice and sharp; the hole size must be optimized for the focal length you are attempting to emulate. Mine come out a bit muddier. Nice paper – shame it is gone to the past. I quite liked Brovira. Mailing in the envelope did the uncurling trick for my print- it has stayed flat since I took it out.
Ozphoto – Drew the Police Officer- Quite a nice portrait. If you pulled this off with studio lights you have done a great job emulating some light from the shop window kind of look.
If really shot with light from the shop window, you have handled the lighting very well, or were quite lucky. Sometimes my best shots come down to plain old luck.
Keep the greta images coming, people. It is always nicer to find postcards instead of bills and bank statements in my mail box after work.
Mike,
You have NO IDEA how happy the comment about the tones makes me. I worked VERY VERY hard on this one, using single grade filters and exposure time, and even dodging/burning to make this set. After the comments about tones in the last exchange, I wanted to improve that part of my skills so I've been trying everything extensively to get better at it.
Great catch
I thought that would be the reason, for me the composition seems better this way around as well.
Received a couple of cards this week.
Christopher Coy , "Beignettes for Breakfast" - very interesting perspective.
George Nova Scotia,"Shadows on snow" - super lines , shapes and contrast. My type of shot.
Thanks
Christopher Coy , "Beignettes for Breakfast" - very interesting perspective.
George Nova Scotia,"Shadows on snow" - super lines , shapes and contrast. My type of shot.
Thanks
I received two more cards today--
Christopher Coy -- 'Beignets for Breakfast' -- I think the shot is well executed, the cup and powdered sugar on the beignets are just the right tones, and the hovering mouth in the upper right is classic positioning for the shot. The only thing missing is the smell of Luzianne coffee, although I don't think that's what they serve there in Cafe du Monde. I spent many a Sunday morning there ...
Fozzle -- I had a little robot toy that looked like that when I was a wee bit. What we couldn't figure out was if it was a multiple exposure, taken through a display case window or just a window, or if was still beaming over!! The ambiguous shapes throughout make you think you know what you are looking at, but then you say 'no, that's not it ...'
Christopher Coy -- 'Beignets for Breakfast' -- I think the shot is well executed, the cup and powdered sugar on the beignets are just the right tones, and the hovering mouth in the upper right is classic positioning for the shot. The only thing missing is the smell of Luzianne coffee, although I don't think that's what they serve there in Cafe du Monde. I spent many a Sunday morning there ...
Fozzle -- I had a little robot toy that looked like that when I was a wee bit. What we couldn't figure out was if it was a multiple exposure, taken through a display case window or just a window, or if was still beaming over!! The ambiguous shapes throughout make you think you know what you are looking at, but then you say 'no, that's not it ...'
I'm so glad that this shot came across that way, it's a window shot of an antique store crammed with fascinating little objects. I was trying to convey some kind of mystical element and wasn't quite sure that I'd managed it
Got 3 in this week.
Christopher Coy. I was wondering what those were... Looked delicious
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Delphine. Never thought about taking a shot like rainy day... Nice
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George Nova. Sweet Picnic Time? Wish we could have gotten snow this year.
Christopher Coy. I was wondering what those were...
Looked delicious-
Delphine. Never thought about taking a shot like rainy day... Nice
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George Nova. Sweet Picnic Time? Wish we could have gotten snow this year.
I received two more postcards yesterday!!
Delphine -- Rainy Day -- very nice. I really like abstract subjects, but I am terrible at seeing them myself. It reminds me of some abstracts by Henry Holmes Smith.
George Nova Scotia -- I suppose this is just a day in the park for you. If I could find snow like that, I'd probably hate the cold (or it'd have hundreds of footprints!), and I'm not sure how well my lenses function in real cold. Mostly, it almost never snows here next to the Smokies, and when it does--I can't get away from work! Thanks for the peaceful image.
Delphine -- Rainy Day -- very nice. I really like abstract subjects, but I am terrible at seeing them myself. It reminds me of some abstracts by Henry Holmes Smith.
George Nova Scotia -- I suppose this is just a day in the park for you. If I could find snow like that, I'd probably hate the cold (or it'd have hundreds of footprints!), and I'm not sure how well my lenses function in real cold. Mostly, it almost never snows here next to the Smokies, and when it does--I can't get away from work! Thanks for the peaceful image.
I found in my letterbox Shadows on snow by George Richards. A very fine shot. I love the many shades of white (snow).
Songkran is over and my mailbox was bursting at the seams after a week away for the Thai New Year holiday.
The most important items of mail, were of course the APUG postcards!
Christopher Coy, "Beignettes for Breakfast" - made me hungry (and envious) all the same time. Great framing, that draws your eyes to the goodies that await!
Delphine, "Rainy Day" - a great shot that captures a rainy day quite perfectly. The abstract view really makes this shot work.
Oxleyroad, "Termite Mounds" - whilst a little mangled in the post, but the termite housing estate, did survive the 3 days of monsoonal rain from earlier this week. Great subject matter - glad they're in the national park, and not close by!!
Only 12 outstanding - look forward to more mail in the postbox soon.
The most important items of mail, were of course the APUG postcards!
Christopher Coy, "Beignettes for Breakfast" - made me hungry (and envious) all the same time. Great framing, that draws your eyes to the goodies that await!
Delphine, "Rainy Day" - a great shot that captures a rainy day quite perfectly. The abstract view really makes this shot work.
Oxleyroad, "Termite Mounds" - whilst a little mangled in the post, but the termite housing estate, did survive the 3 days of monsoonal rain from earlier this week. Great subject matter - glad they're in the national park, and not close by!!
Only 12 outstanding - look forward to more mail in the postbox soon.
I'm sorry, but I gonna have to say that I don't know. I was using up my remaining stacks of 8x10 paper, so my postcards are likely to be either Ilford MG IV, Arista EDU Ultra and/or some other Arista paper.
About my postcard. Now that nearly everyone has received it, I can explain what's going on. Yes, this is a real shot on a real road. As a matter of fact, google's satellite has taken it's picture at about the same time as I did, and you can still find it on google maps by entering coordinates 45.317056,-122.782073.
Boeckman road is my favorite lunch-time biking route from work to Parrett mountain and back. The city of Wilsonville has built this road fairly recently over some wetlands. Well, low an behold, the wetlands did not like the road, and the road started to sink. Last summer, Wilsonville started to rebuild the road. I don't know the details, but I suspect they are going to move it a few feet over and do a better support so it does not sink quite as fast.
That day I was riding my favorite route to the Parrett mountain, but I saw the road being closed. I did not see anyone on the road and it looked fine, so I rode through. When I saw the light post, I just had to take the picture
Mike Wilde gets the prize for the best guess! :wizard:
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I've received a few more recently-
Thanks to all for sharing these wonderful images.
- George Nova Scotia Shadows On Snow Lovely interplay of light and shadow. A really peaceful scene.
- Delphine Rainy Day Very interesting blurring effect using water. Nice way to make use of a day where many might skip going out to photograph. The postcard fold feature was a nice touch as well.
- ChristopherCoy Beignets for Breakfast Like the placement of the subject and the depth of field treatment -- it's like their teasing us from between the glasses. Also, I'm writing this before breakfast, and looking at the picture is making me quite hungry!
- Jimo Sunshine Skyway The perspective chosen for this photo was great -- really conveys the scale of the structure. Seems like it goes on forever.
Thanks to all for sharing these wonderful images.
George Nova Scotia Picnic Time? Love the view with the snow-capped roof, picnic benches that look as if the have soft white cushions just waiting to be used for a picnic. (Would love to have a light snowfall here in BBK - the heat over the past several weeks, has been rather oppressive.)
Andy Carson-Oxleyroad--Termite Mounds--wonderful shot. I had seen pictures of African termite mounds but these are different. Does Australia have anteaters? The strangest thing is, this postcard got my wife the most vocal about traveling to Australia! Now, if in the next round you could send a stellar postcard from New Zealand, I might be able to seal that deal!
Thanks--for the next round I will try to send something more iconic from Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Thanks--for the next round I will try to send something more iconic from Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Great news! My mailbox needs yet another dose of joy and international imagery!!!
I've neglected to post which cards I've gotten
ChristopherCoy Beignets for breakfast mmm looks delicious!
JimO Tampa Bay love the detail in the cloudsmooseontheloose stranglehold wow what an incredible tree!Delphine Rainy Day I really love this shot. You really get a different perspective by gettting in close or looking it from further away. GreGeorge Nova Scotia Picnic Time - What a lovely shot. Such great contrast yet so soft at the same time.
This was a lot of fun everyone! I love getting these in the mail. Sure beats bills. I may not be able to participate in the next one. If my promotion goes through I'll be moving to NYC (well actually Jersey) where I may or may not be able to have a darkroom. Crossing my fingers to be able to afford a 2 bathroom apartment or even an extra closet.
ChristopherCoy Beignets for breakfast mmm looks delicious!
JimO Tampa Bay love the detail in the cloudsmooseontheloose stranglehold wow what an incredible tree!Delphine Rainy Day I really love this shot. You really get a different perspective by gettting in close or looking it from further away. GreGeorge Nova Scotia Picnic Time - What a lovely shot. Such great contrast yet so soft at the same time.
This was a lot of fun everyone! I love getting these in the mail. Sure beats bills. I may not be able to participate in the next one. If my promotion goes through I'll be moving to NYC (well actually Jersey) where I may or may not be able to have a darkroom. Crossing my fingers to be able to afford a 2 bathroom apartment or even an extra closet.
Postcards mailed today, except for Bluejeh2 for whom I have left a question. This has been an excellent exchange and I am grateful for all the hard work you folks have put into your postcards!
Mike
Mike
nothing like having a darkroom in your home, but i'm sure there are plenty fo darkrooms in the nyc metro area that you'll have access to... lotsa apuggers and other... schools, etc.
sometimes i dream of moving back... i think i prefer it as a dream. have fun. you'll love it.
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Funny you say you are constantly telling yourself to get closer, I'm trying to get further away myself. I shoot close like that, and I very rarely shoot wide out. I want to shoot wide, but I don't know how. That or I don't do it enough so I'm lacking the skill that's developed out of practice/vision.
George Nova Scotia's,Shadows on Snow came in. I'm a little late on replying that. It had me keep saying that it was some kind of arrangement in the studio. The lighting and surface kept playing tricks on me, but at the same time I kept believing it was something aside from the studio. I flip it over, yup. I was right and wrong, haha. Thanks.
I also got a post from Jim O
Like I mentioned up above to Megzdad, I'm struggling to shoot wide, so it's nice to see something that is something I have trouble doing. I really don't use much gray, but the tonality is pleasant. I'll keep that in mind for future reference
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