Kraker, I must plead guilty to not commenting on all postcards I have received. I've been a bit lax in that department, just sitting back (so to speak) and letting them come.
I have received your "Magazines" card and I did look very carefully at the composition and grain structure, very impressive, looks like favourites could be catching.
I cannot remember if I have commented on Anke's Cyanotype, but the colouring, form and texture as well as the subject are beautiful. I passed through a very small village called Zell, in very southern Germany in January this year, this is exactly how I remember the forest as we walked through it.
Arbutus, from Matt King, was an instant hit at my work as well as home, the Berg Copper toner has made me think I should at least try this with a suitable subject in the not too distant future. It is the best toned Ilford RC paper I can remember ever seeing. The tree looks like the Eucalyptus trees we have here, always shedding bark just like in your card.
The German minstrels in Crispin's Battle of Tewkesbury, really look a sthough they have plenty of Oom pa pa with their Doodle Sac instruments.
Terry Strong has a nice jumbled composition of Chair, Jugs and Crates found in a back alley. The ceramic jugs look very interesting and different to anything I have ever seen.
Samad, from above has a different view than many I have seen in Malaysia. I really like the vignetting effect around the edges, very well done.
Avi's frozen berries, I wonder what they woul dbe liek if you thawed them and then cooked them, probably not to flash I'd imagine.
Anthony with "The Road Ahead" reminds me of some demonstrations I saw in the centre of London about 30 + years ago, love his shades!
Ross, with his (rare in the postcard rounds) colour print, albeit with muted colours and looking monochromatic, but with hints of various colour renditions occurring here and there, very nice, but looks cold, which I'm sure it was.
Boyd, with his "Toowoomba Cherubs", they look as though they are serenading something behind the doors.
Peter Markowski's sleighless sleigh ride with idle horses in a paddock surrounded by a snow(ish) landscape looks wonderfully serene, especially with what looks like a small farm house in the background.
Roger Bulcock has a very interesting picture of an old Abbey, which is very much past it's use by date, very nice verticals and for a deserted building remarkably neat lawns.
Rüdiger, our esteemed organiser and master of the mail list, has sent a very impressive picture of a once massive old castle using hi spin hole camera. Another technique I perhaps one day will get around to doing.
Wayne from Maine, has sent a very good good portrayal of serenity with his lighthouse and sailing boat passing by. I wondered whether he used one of the empty seats for reflection either before are after he took the picture? Wayne, poetic licence with your name and abode.
"Dog and Legs", from Jst, shows a good sense of the artistic use one sees sometimes in the photographic medium. She has chosen the subject well, especially as the lens she had on the camera was perfectly suited for the subject. If ever she get the chance to use a 105mm Nikkor lens on the FE2, she may be very pleasantly surprised at the tremendous difference it makes over the 85mm lens.
Mick.
. It is true, it is a limited edition. Nice touch! Mine is 28/50, by the wat.
