Postcard Exchange Round 17 Comments and Feedback

[MattKing]

Thanks Lori - good to know it got there so quick.

Matt

 

[paul_c5x4]

Got mine in the post today.... Shipping paper to Australia one sheet at a time is indeed expensive

 

[Pete H]

Hi
My first card arrived yesterday. From Pete H.
A nice pinhole photo. So it seems as Pete H sending out different cards this time.

Thanks Odd Magne, Sam and Barry.
Yes, I usually print 2 or 3 different negatives for a postcard exchange (2 this round), just to keep it interesting.
I had to get mine out as I'll be travelling a lot in the next few weeks. I'm looking forward to seeing cards from everyone!

Pete

 

[Roger Thoms]

Matt just got your postcard today, the first one to arrive!!! Looks great, appreciate all the info, thanks.
Roger

 

[Christopher Walrath]

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Glad you liked it Lori. I just went out and shot it again yesterday at lunch.

 

[bkalafut]

The first of mine (to U.S. addresses) should go out in the morning's mail.

I'm a bit disappointed with Mpix's postcard printing service; I wanted to show the full frame of the scanned Kodachrome, but instead find that it's cropped in a way that too much alters the composition. Does anyone have any recommendations for color postcard printing? Next round I'll probably do the Ilford postcard paper thing, but I may want to do color again in the future.

 

[Mick Fagan]

Fleath, I was in Vanbar's last week and enquired as to whether they still had any in stock. A check of their computer revealed no stock in Australia. I think I bought about their last 400 sheets a few months ago, it was very old stock, like about 8 years.

As CR Kennedy the importer of Ilford product, refuses to import Ilford Postcard stock, unless there is any old stock in Australia, you will not be able to source any inside Australia.

I bought 1,000 sheets from Germany a couple of years ago, I'm almost through that lot and I think I will just cut up other stock to size for the future.

Mick.

 

[FotoGys]

I've got mine in the post today, monday 2009-06-08. I'am a bit excited about what I'll receive as well as what you receivers find of my photo.
Hope to receive a complete set of 25 pictures in return so I can make a sort of photobook of this at the costs of approx. euro 25,--. Seems resonable!

Guus

 

[Christopher Walrath]

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Mine are out, Guus. Can't wait to see what you have for us.

 

[rmann]

I have sent mine out today - also got my first two in the mail today. As a first timer this is interesting - I am looking forward to seeing what everyone has selected to do.

 

[MattKing]

I received my first card today from mooseontheloose (Rachelle).

It is titled "Basilique du Sacré Coeur, Montmartre"

It is very nice work in HIE - one of the first I've seen which includes people and movement. I love the shadow of the young soccer player.

Thanks Rachelle.

Just 23 more to go .

Matt

 

[Christopher Walrath]

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I got three today.

Matt, I love the tonality and detail that came out in your print. I have a NWR about five miles from home and this is a scene I love.

Lori, great subject matter. A lot to absorb and it is very engaging. I love it.

Rachelle. Holy Wow! That is simply amazing. Nice use of filters? Burning? Don't tell me. Don't wanna know. You nailed it.

 

[mike c]

Lorirfrommontana,just got your post card today,my first one. Its really neat, that must be the road to everywhere,thanks I like it, it will be the frist one I put up in the darkroom wall.

mike c.

 

[hoffy]

Fleath, I was in Vanbar's last week and enquired as to whether they still had any in stock. A check of their computer revealed no stock in Australia. I think I bought about their last 400 sheets a few months ago, it was very old stock, like about 8 years.

As CR Kennedy the importer of Ilford product, refuses to import Ilford Postcard stock, unless there is any old stock in Australia, you will not be able to source any inside Australia.

I bought 1,000 sheets from Germany a couple of years ago, I'm almost through that lot and I think I will just cut up other stock to size for the future.

Mick.

Thanks for the update Mick,

I made some calls this morning trying to locate stock and have hit the same hurdles. Now I need to decide whether I get the smaller stock or cut up larger sheets. If Aust post are happy with the smaller size, that will probably be my option

 

[mooseontheloose]

Thanks for the kind comments Matt and Chris! I have to admit that the image was just me finishing off a roll of HIE -- I don't know why I don't have more people in my HIE shots -- it's a lot more dynamic than my usual stuff.

Chris, I know you don't want to know, but that's a straight print (and I realized I forgot to mention in my info on the back of the card - standard red 25 filter). I try to avoid using images that require a lot of dodging and burning for the postcard exchange unless it's an easy dodge or burn (like just the foreground or a corner or whatever). I just don't have the time or patience when printing 50 small cards!

 

[Alex Bishop-Thorpe]

An update on the Ilford Postcard Paper in Australia: I asked at Total Photographic Supplies this morning and they did the run around for me and found the warehouse had 2 boxes of it in Pearl, sitting around. I do assume this is old stock - apparently the whole Portfolio range has never sold well in Australia, and they don't keep much on hand in any size. Which is fairly sad.
I've ordered both though, and we'll see.

 

[paul_c5x4]

Two received today:

"Signs" from lorirfrommontana - A couple of gashes on the print thanks to postal machines. Quite a list of names, and I suspect a story there as well.

"Basilique du Sacré Coeur" from mooseontheloose - I've got to get some high speed IR film (ADOX 820 at IE1 is way too slow). A very interesting picture.

 

[mike c]

Sent mine off this morning, its no little task but worth it.

mike c.

 

[FotoGys]

Received my first postcard today from Pete H.

Nice picture of glass objects on the table.
Looking forward receiving the other ones, exciting watching the mailbox every day for postcards.

Guus

 

[mike c]

Received two today,Rachelle great card like the way you caught the boy in mid stride kicking the ball. The water falls are done really nice Pete,softness of the water is great. Thank you both for the cards.

Mike

 

[Christopher Walrath]

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I got Pete's card today. I love the lines and patterns in this photographs, Pete. Beautifully printed. I love it. Thank you, Pete.

 

[OMU]

Rachelle; got your nice postcard to day. Tanks!
The life goes on - the local boys playing football, probably not even noticing the famous

 

[FotoGys]

Whow,
another two.

A nice postcard from Rachelle of Sacre Coer Paris and
a nice postcard of a thombstone merged bij a tree from Christopher.

so far I'am all thrilled.

Guus

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Got Robert's card today. Beautiful composition and texture. Good to see a LF image in this round.

Funny story. I was explaining this to my daughter and said I would be getting postcards from 32 photographs. She misunderstood. She looked at my wife and said 'We're really gonna have to clean. 32 people . . .' I explained that you all were not coming here but that your postcards would come in the mailbox. She misunderstod again. 'Come on, Dad. 32 people can't fit in the mailbox.'

So, when the first three showed up on Monday and she exclaimed, upon my arrival at home, 'Dad, you got three postcards today.', I replied 'So were there three photographers in the mailbox?'

'DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' (hands on hips)

 

[Anke Drewitz]

first two cards

Pete H's pinhole shot of some glasses arrived as first card of this round
and Christopher Walrath's planted tombstone got the second place
thanks to both for this inspiring start of round #17

Anke