Postcard Exchange Round 17 Comments and Feedback

[Pete H]

... and today Mick Fagan's niece arrived. It's nice to see another portrait from you, Mick. I think you have a distinctive portrait style in the composition and the tonality used for the print, which we've seen in previous rounds too.

cheers
Pete

 

[rst]

So, times have been a little bit busy for me the last weeks. Now I sit in front of my computer, a cup of tea next to me on the right and a pile of postcards on my left. I went through that pile already several times and I think that I received many great cards so far. As I promised, here are some comments on this rounds postcards.

Before I start - my daughter sent out her postcards yesterday, they should arrive soon in your mailbox. She also likes to say thank you for the wonderful postcards she received. Some of you have realized, that two postcards go to the same address and decided to send two different cards. It makes me think about myself because she almost always gets the nicer cards - not that I think the cards sent to me are not nice

Now, let me go through this loooooooong list in no specific order:

ozphoto - a very graphic and contrasty IR shot of a tree. Very nice, I like it.
mckenna - a longhorn, curious about how that looked, you in the grass next to the longhorn. Nice play with fore- and background.
markrewald - I like your little angel. Almost looks like wearing a mask.
sly - A detail of a Morris. This looks very good. Well captured and well printed. You reached my contrast comfort zone
labcoat - A postcard full of details of Cathedral House Hotel. Very nice tonality and very well printed. I never got warm with the Deltas, but you have it under control.
crispinuk - one of the rare color postcards. This is a nice one, full of great reflections. I like this kind of saturated colors.
kwhitmore - Rossbrook House. One of the postcards which made me smile. I like it. Interesting that it is still called house ...
BlackDog - I got it together with the print from the APUG print exchange. But would it have been alone in the mailbox, I would have known this is a "BlackDog-postcard". Thank you Jake.
tocalosh - Appleby Horse Fair. Yeah this is a great one. Very dynamic.
Christopher Walrath - Odd Fellows Cemetery. I like it. It has a point.
PhotoGys - Very moody. I think it transports atmosphere very well. Good print, I like it.
Mike Wilde - You captured the movement of the water very well. Good.
bwakel - Your experimental IR morning works very well for me. Thanks you.
rmann - White Door, Hurley Barn, I had to check twice that it is not the door of Rossbrook House I like this kind of images.
paul_c - Daimler SP250. I tried some time to find you in the reflections. But without success. Anyway, great contrast and I like the composition.
mooseontheloose - Paris. Your position must have been next to the bench where I took a rest when visiting Paris last year. Unfortunately I was not able to take such an intriguing photograph at that spot. This is one of the photographs of this round which I come back to again and again and ...
MattKing - Walkway. I like the composition - what will be at the end of the walkway. Nice.
Pete H - I like this one, a great combination of sharp detail in the rocks and movement in the water ... and the contrast
Anke Drewitz - a good demonstration of how paper tone adds to the subject. Thanks.
johnnywalker - Abandoned farmhouse. I like the composition. The upright format fits very well.
Buster6x6 - Must have been drunk.This is a funny one and I like how you printed it. Thanks.
hoffy - It's Free! A very nice central composition and very well printed. Nice tonality.
Fleath - Child running in an art gallery. I like this play of light and shadow and the movement. One of my favorites.
aluk - one to take a walk in the image. Thanks.
drpsilver - Portal Bodie. Another door of abandoned house. That seems to be a theme of the current exchange, but I like them all. Thanks.
Wolfgang Moersch - Walking the Dog and Holga. Wow, what a glow in the foliage. Great print. Also thanks for the beautiful print you sent to Judith, she likes it very much. Well, me too.
lorirfrommontana - Signs. This is also a funny one. I like it.
Gennari - Turkish flag. Very atmospheric. I like this one very much.
OMU - Mooring pole. Very quiet. I like these kind of images.
bpaties - Sandscape - Woodgate. Ahhhh nice.
Rlibersky - Kodak darkroom. Very nice, I like it.
mike c - Wow, what great texture. The toning work very well for this. This was one of the first images arriving at my door and it is just great.

I also want to thank everyone who commented my postcards, thank you for the kind words.

Cheers
Ruediger

 

[BWKate]

I am sorry I'm late again but I'm at the darkroom right now and I am printing my postcards... Will post when I send them in the mail. I have recieved some awesome postcards recently and when I have some time i will post some comments..

 

[rst]

There arrived four more postcards:

Mick Fagan - a beautiful portrait of his niece. As ever, you got it right.
kraker - as Pete already mentioned very harmonic shades of blue. I like it.
Roger Bulcock - a very moody shot of small boats in the fog. Like it.
jst - my daugter sent, well, what I already knew. I am pretty happy with her choice.

Cheers
Rüdiger

 

[paul_c5x4]

Last two arrived:

markrewald "Little Angel" - Like the weathered texture of the statue and the relative shallow depth of field works well.

mckenna "Horns & Thorns" - Has an almost IR look to it. Dry grass and noon sun perhaps.

My first postcard exchange, and the anticipation of awaiting for the arrival of the postman has got me hooked - The range of subject matter and styles has got me fired up for the next round.

 

[Rob Skeoch]

I finally printed mine yesterday. So I'm making some progress.
I received Mick Fagan's beautiful photo of his niece Hannah this week.

-Rob

 

[Christopher Walrath]

I've gotten three cards in the last few days.

Jacco's 'Blues'. The hues in this print are great. Fantastic exposure.

Jake's grainy abstract Untitled. I'm not even going to begin to guess as to the subject matter. Might ruin the surprise. And Jake's penmanship is almost as striking to view as the photograph itself. Fun card.

And there's Roger's foggy morning. The faint vessels to the right and the hint of a shoreline to the left lend a great sense of depth to this photograph. My laptop's getting damp just writing about it.

Fantastic cards by all I have received thus far (close to 20).

 

[Buster6X6]

Last week I received some more cards.
blues bykraker not to many color ones arrive but this one looks great like crispin's out of fog well saturated colors and gives it a nice break when you look at all the cards together.
"Horns&Thorns" byPat Parker The low position indicate that long horns can be wild. Good image.
Mick Fagan with Hannah. Again it is an amazing portrait as always thanks Mick for the kind comments on my post card.
Jake Williams Bunker #9 very nice photo of an land mark that will disappear probably in the future. I like the grainy look of the concrete.
"Little Angel" By Mark Rewald Very interesting image and what a nice soft framing of the picture.

Very successful round Thanks everyone for nice coments .

Greg

 

[Eric Mac]

My postcards finally hit the mailbox today. I know the folks in Europe will get theirs before the guy in California does.

Eric

 

[Pete H]

Yesterday 2 cards arrived:
Roger Bulcock's very foggy morning - the seagull balances the boats nicely.
Wayne Frederick's steam boiler giving us a glimpse of the past.

Thanks!
Pete

 

[Pete H]

Today another beauty from Judith (jst). You're right, the guy does add some fun. I like the way it is printed too - the dark pews, middle pillars, and the lighter roof and altar give a sense of the height and space.

Vielen Dank!

Pete

 

[Christopher Walrath]

I got Mick's 'Hannah' today. The focus and the expression of expectation make this shot perfect. She must be a doll. Thanks, Mick. Well done.

 

[Rob Skeoch]

I mailed mine yesterday.
Great turn-out by the Canadians.... 13 Canucks involved in this exchange.


-Rob

 

[Christopher Walrath]

I got Eric's 'Rock and Roll Girl' today. Subject right down front and on your face. She may be facing the stage but one wonders what going on in that head. Great print. It has a good 'low light' feel to it.

 

[mike c]

Got Black Dog's card,the Will Blake quote is very appropriate. Like the lite shadowy fox tails swaying with the wind.Also received Roger B. card of seagull flying over a group of boats moored on a foggy day,nice work.

Mike C

 

[mike c]

Another card today,from Rob S. "Man in the Wuxi Market". The picture is pretty self descriptive and full of information,the man looks happy to have his picture taken,really great photograph of Market place activity in that area of the world.

Mike

 

[OMU]

The card from Rob S. arrived at my postbox as vel. A sharp photo with a great tonality range. Thanks.

A few days ago I also got the card from Roger Bulcock. I love mist and to photograph in the mist. Your photo is great and the and inspiring for my own work. Thanks for sharing.

Regards OM

 

[drpsilver]

11 Aug 2009

Just got back from two weeks in Maine and Nova Scotia. Shot 5 rolls of TX and 4 rolls of Provia 100F slide film. Now I need to get into the darkroom to do some processing.

I came home and found that the postal service had delivered a nice stack of nice cards from this group. I have yet to look at each of them in detail. I will comment on them when things "get back to normal" (i.e. less crazy).

Traveling is nice, but it is nice to be home.

Regards,
Darwin

 

[ozphoto]

I too got Rob's card today.
Seems like only yesterday I was seeing a similar view in China as well. Great shot; captures those markets perfectly!

Looking forward to the last 8 on my list - hopefully before I move at the end of the month.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

I got Rob's card yesterday. And I promptly spent 45 minutes viewing it under an 8x loupe. Wow. It took me ten minutes to see the man standing in the background in the upper left corner of the print. It is a very deep photograph. Now I gotta find something REALLY good for R18. I sent out 32. I've gotten 23. Nine to go. Keep'em coming. I love this.

 

[kraker]

To start off: a big thanks to those who commented on my card.

Cards received since my last update:
markrewald: little angel. Absolutely lovely. Well-executed, a great print.
Black Dog: bunkers. At first I wasn't really sure which way was up, but I've figured it out.
Mick Fagan: niece. Very nice portrait.
Rob Skeoch: man in the Wuxi Market; wow, wow and wow. At first it seems "just" a great shot of the man, who seems to enjoy having his picture taken. But the longer I look, the more I see. There's a lot happening, it's a shot with a lot of detail.

Thanks, all.

 

[ozphoto]

Have received another 4 cards in the post:

Mark Rewald's "Little Angel" - old cemetries make for some great images;
Jake Williams' Bunkers - always enjoy shooting these kinds of subjects myself;
Roger Bulcock's "Ferry" - haven't seen a foggy morning in ages!
and one that was unsigned from Canada of a Scrabble board - "Crazy".

Only 6 cards left for the round.

 

[kraker]

and one that was unsigned from Canada of a Scrabble board - "Crazy".

I believe I filed that one under "Round 16" (must have received it some time ago). Still no idea who it came from, though... Too bad, because I think it's a nice shot!

 

[ozphoto]

Could be from round 16, except that I marked off when I received each postcard, and none of the outstanding ones are Canadian.
I only have one from Canada outstanding this round, and that was from Marek Warunkiewicz; on your list too?

 

[kraker]

I'll check it this evening (local time).