Postcard Exchange Round 21 - Comments and feedback

[Oxleyroad]

Hi all,

I have been sitting silent in the wings, and procrastinating about getting all my cards done. For this I must apologise.

Cards will be started, finished and in the post no later than Monday 29th November. There by, just meeting the deadline for sending out in the month of November.

I will comment on the 7 cards I have rec'd very shortly. All brilliant!

 

[kraker]

Fellow Postcard Exchangers,

I just wanted to let you know that, unfortunately, I haven't got round to printing my cards yet. I have developed quite a lot of film over the past few weeks, and I'm sure there's something somewhere on them worth printing. I'll just need a bit more time...

My apologies for my delay in printing.

And an apology for my delay in commenting on cards received so far. At least I can fix that issue right away. Cards received so far:

mooseontheloose, afternoon snooze. The perfect start of another round of this exchange. It is beautiful, the roof just shines, there's so much detail. Great.
gurkenprinz, 137 years of racing experience. Great shot, I'd say it's the perfect shutter speed for this shot. A historic shot. The crop with less height and more breadth really adds to the sense of motion.
Black Dog, nice trampoline action shot, lots of things happening.
drpsilver, a very prickly subject, a razor-sharp shot.
anikin, that surely is one lucky shot! Lovely.
George Nova Scotia, sure, the picture is on the front, and it certainly is a nice view, but to be honest, I can't stop looking at the back of this paper. That is something special...

I see I've received just six cards so far, looks like I'm not the only one who is delayed...

 

[Black Dog]

Thanks!....think you've still got another month or so anyway!

 

[MattKing]

Nope - the deadline is the end of November :munch:

(This is from someone who was really late the last round).

Here is the schedule:

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

 

[drpsilver]

24 Nov 2010

Only one card this week. It came from MattKing in the the land up north (Canada). A really nice use of near/far relationship to add depth the photo. I also like how you filled the field with the tree's shadow. It adds interest to the print. Unfortunately the post office decided to add two white marks to your image.

Regards,
Darwin

 

[Laurent]

I have printed my cards, and plan to label/mail them this week-end. Sorry for being so late this round

In teh interval, I received MattKing's lovely card. The use of selective DOF makes it VERY interesting, and the print is great. Thanks Matt !

 

[Black Dog]

Likewise-got it a couple of days ago

 

[MattKing]

Thanks all, for the kind words.

 

[mike c]

Got Black Dog's card to day ,in a silent way,easy to get lost in thought while looking at this photograph.Thanks Jake.

Mike

 

[Black Dog]

Thanks-didn't think it was worth printing at the time but now I'm giving it an upgrade to A team status.

 

[ozphoto]

Black Dog's card also arrived in my mailbox this morning - a welcome relief from the other stuff that's been appearing. Love the feeling of this one - works great for me.

 

[mooseontheloose]

And mine too! I think this is one my favorites of yours Jake, over the past few rounds. I really like the simplicity of it.

 

[Laurent]

My cards are now in the box !

Some "lucky ones" will see two stamps, as I made an awful mess and glued the ones for EU ones on the "International" cards, and had to recover them/reglue in the proper place. I did not do this for the last 2/3 cards, as I was a bit bored, and simply added a stamp !

My apologies for the lame stamps, this is all I found in the post office recently.

 

[Black Dog]

Have slightly lost track of who I've sent cards to and who I haven't-1 or 2 might have slipped thru the net, so please let me know if you haven't got one from me and you were meant to.

 

[mike c]

Tracks in the Snow got lost for a day.Lovely view of the small town Truro, Nova Scotia.I can under stand why a envelope was used, its a classic postcard cool.

 

[Mick Fagan]

I am quite hopeful that I will get the all clear, from a medical point of view on Friday, which will enable me to get back into the darkroom to print my postcards. Unfortunately I was unable to print my cards prior to an unexpected series of tests were started.

I have the neg, even did a single test print prior to the first test, just need about 2 hours in the darkroom

Been a bit crook.

Mick.

 

[ozphoto]

Hey Mick - hope it's nothing serious!
Enjoy getting back into it when you can.

 

[drpsilver]

Hey Mick - hope it's nothing serious!
Enjoy getting back into it when you can.

30 Nov 2010

Mick:

Ditto. Hope all is well. Your health is more important than the post cards!

Regards,
Darwin

 

[lorirfrommontana]

Hey all. I'll be a bit late as I won't be able to get back into the darkroom until this weekend. I'll get them all done and out by Saturday. Had a bit of a problem with leaking plumbing in the new home's darkroom. Can't complain though as it has a darkroom!

 

[piu58]

Today I received a photograph of the wunderful old sewing machine from Laurent. Many thanks! Wonderful image.

 

[hwv]

I was quite busy for some time, so I haven't posted since the 13th of october.
Last weekend I printed my cards and I just dropped them into the mailbox.

Since my last post, I received many cards:
laurent: arrived today, nice detail of a vintage sewing machine
Darwin's prickly cacti
Dave Martiny's not really naked, cloaked during it's journey by an envelope
Uwe Pilz:impressive Leipzig tree, reminds me of a street in the village where I was born
Nige: blurred flowing water
Anikin's beautiful to see but painful to touch jellyfish
amiett:tree who don't want to grow up
bwakel:way into nature, beautiful light
BoxBrownie:Abandoned Playground. I guess, the children have decided to go for a swim...
gurkenprinz:beautiful Maserati, the driver was 33 years old, when it was built. The panorama format fits well.
mike c:wonderful architectural photo. The walking person, the gorgeous toning... I love it
MattKing:I like the position of that "zebra" tree and it's shadow in the picture
George Nova Scotia:I love those old papers. I started working in the darkroom at the same year when the picture was taken. Used Agfa paper and Adox films (the old Dr. Schleusner ones)
blackdog: It's really zen. Am I inside or outside the cave?
ozphoto: tiny but great postcard. Beautiful tonality.
blackdog: I got two cards from you this round. Captured movement, racy clipping
mooseontheloose: Afternoon snooze. Beautiful light on the subject. I think, I'm going to snooze now, too, after writing so much.

zzz ... zzz
hwv

 

[Oxleyroad]

Hello again,

Just as I committed in my last post, I got all my cards posted last weekend. So the three local recipients should have their postcards from me by now and the remaining 27 OS recipients will have to wait til next week I guess.

I have only rec'd 7 cards to date and they are;

George Nova Scotia - Love the paper, and am kicking myself that I disposed of all my father’s papers when I found I could not develop in Ilford PQ universal about 15 years ago. I am only just learning that with an appropriate developer which I mix myself I might have been able to use the papers. Damn it... I agree with the earlier posted comments in that I would be great to see what the area looks like today.

Ozphoto - the tiny bubble card. I am always too concerned that these small pictures would not make it through the postal system and so cannot bring myself to send of cards of about this size. So much detail in a tiny package and my first toned postcard this round.

Amiett- The landscape where the tree is growing quite well looks so desolate. It just makes me want to visit this area for some reason.

Drpsilver - I can't say anything different from what anyone else has on the Cactus. It draws the viewer in. Have had the card for some 5 or so weeks now and every visitor to the house has commented on it with - "Wow. Where did you get this?"

Dave Martiny - Not really naked. Perfect title and great detail in the print. Something I need to aspire to.

Anikin - The Blue. This is the other picture that everyone visiting has also commented on. My father just cannot believe it is a hand held exposure of about a second. But the colours are what make the picture - blues and golds.

Mike C - The last of all the prints I have rec'd to date. The first architectural picture and the second toned print. I enjoy the detail visible through the artificial lighting over the music hall.

I look forward to getting some in the post and thanks to all who have sent pictures to me.

 

[ozphoto]

2 more cards for the week - Blackdog and Oxleyroad - great pics from both!!

 

[drpsilver]

01 Dec 2010

A card form Oxleyroad came yesterday. I to remember the movie Tron and the Death Star battle scene from Star Wars. However, this photo reminds me of the days, before college, "stuffing" these PC boards. Later I was "promoted" to troubleshooting them after the wave solder machine. UC Berkeley "rescued" me to study Chemical Engineering.

Thanks for all the kind comments. I am glad that you, and your friends, enjoy the photo.

Regards,
Darwin

 

[Alex Bishop-Thorpe]

I'll have to apologise, I havent even got mine in the mail yet...They're all addressed with the details written on the back, flattened (well, as best I could), and ready to send - I'm just waiting on being able to afford all the stamps

They'll be gone in the next week or so, I promise. In the mean time I've been getting fantastic work in the mail, making a lovely little pile on my desk at home...I'll comment soon. As always, a great deal of quality.