Postcard Exchange Round 31 Comments and Feedback

George Nova Scotia · Feb 1, 2014

As before a new thread for comments, updates and feedback. The PMs with the address lists have been sent. Please check that your information is correct, your address should be the first one on your list. Let me know as soon as possible of any corrections.

Please wait a few days for any corrections then let the mailings begin. There have been a few address changes so check carefully.
35 in total this round.

AdamRoe (5)
adelorenzo (30)
ajmiller (10)
anikin (ALL)
astroclimb (20)
ataim (MAX)
Black Dog (MAX)
bluejeh (ALL)
bluejeh2 (ALL)
bmccarthy007 (25)
BoxBrownie (15)
Christopher Walrath (MAX)
drpsilver (MAX)
fretlessdavis (10)
George Nova Scotia (ALL)
jimbop (10)
JimO (MAX)
Kc2edh (MAX)
Laurent (30)
Mardan (20)
Mark_S (ALL)
MattKing (24)
megzdad81 (30)
mjs (MAX)
Peter Schrager (20)
Pilami (20)
pipoca (14)
piu58 (25)
rince (MAX)
SebastianKrauss (30)
Steelbar (30)
TXFZ1 (25)
VaryaV (20)
vyshemirsky (25)
warejn (30)

ataim · Feb 5, 2014

Printed half of them. Another 18 to go.

Black Dog · Feb 5, 2014

Looking good so far then

Jim Taylor · Feb 5, 2014

Looking good ataim! You're on my list, so I guess that means one of these will be winging its way to me someday soon. Can't wait for a 'proper' look!

I'm hoping to finish printing mine this weekend and then post early next week.

Laurent · Feb 6, 2014

Seems the winner is Piu58 (OK, it's cheating, we live on the same continent!) with a very nice view of trade hall #17! The bicycle brings a lot to the image, IMHO.

Laurent

fretlessdavis · Feb 6, 2014

Excited to start seeing these. I'll be printing up this weekend! My post office was out of international letter stamps, so my Canadian friends will have to wait. Actually-- anyone know if it's OK to put the requisite $$$ of regular postage on an international letter and send it as such?

Black Dog · Feb 6, 2014

I've got Piu's card as well-even better than last round's effort with a real sense of atmosphere and middle greys well used to convey it.

Mark_S · Feb 7, 2014

fretlessdavis said:
Excited to start seeing these. I'll be printing up this weekend! My post office was out of international letter stamps, so my Canadian friends will have to wait. Actually-- anyone know if it's OK to put the requisite $$$ of regular postage on an international letter and send it as such?

Most U.S. post offices have vending machines which will print incredibly ugly stamps on demand, in any denomination.

fretlessdavis · Feb 7, 2014

Mark_S said:
Most U.S. post offices have vending machines which will print incredibly ugly stamps on demand, in any denomination.

What's the fun in that, though?

Just went ahead and ordered a book online... hopefully they'll get here soon! Time to mail off postcards to other international friends, too!

drpsilver · Feb 9, 2014

fretlessdavis said:
Excited to start seeing these. I'll be printing up this weekend! My post office was out of international letter stamps, so my Canadian friends will have to wait. Actually-- anyone know if it's OK to put the requisite $$$ of regular postage on an international letter and send it as such?

08 Feb 2014

Fretlessdavis:

To answer your question, yes you can use any "denominated postage" (stamps with a given value) on international letters/postcards. The only stamps you cannot use for international postage is any of the domestic "Forever" stamps. It is for that reason the US Postal Service created the "Global Forever" stamp.

Hope this helps

Regards,
Darwin

fretlessdavis · Feb 9, 2014

OK cool, thanks, drpsilver! My Global Forever stamps still aren't here yet, so I guess I'll just pile on the .33 and .1 stamps I have!

My postcards will be in the mail tomorrow! Since I only signed up for 10 for my first time, everyone's getting something unique. =)

rince · Feb 10, 2014

Dropped off my cards on my way to work this morning

Laurent · Feb 10, 2014

I've got Todd card this morning, quite puzzling one!

Thanks!

piu58 · Feb 12, 2014

I've got Todds card too. I wish I could have seen this by my self! Great shot.

ajmiller · Feb 12, 2014

..and I received one this morning thanks Dennis. Great image and print.

rince said:
Dropped off my cards on my way to work this morning

astroclimb · Feb 13, 2014

Hi Laurent,

There is much here in New Mexico that can be puzzling, even to a long-time resident. The Santuario and surroundings is locally a very holy place to many with, for example, a pilgrimage each Good Friday by many who walk typically 10 - 30 miles or more on that day.

Todd

Black Dog · Feb 13, 2014

Barnstorming

ajmiller said:
..and I received one this morning thanks Dennis. Great image and print.

Me too.....quality! The toning is just right for the subject

piu58 · Feb 19, 2014

Yesterday I found a very fine card from rince in my letterbox: An old shack in Mecklenburg, a sparsely populated region in the northeast of Germany. Especially I like the toning, great!

rince · Feb 19, 2014

Thank you! It was actually my first try ever in toning. So I guess it was beginners luck.

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fretlessdavis · Feb 19, 2014

Black Dog said:
Me too.....quality! The toning is just right for the subject

Just got my copy of rince's, too. Really love the toning. Which Tetenal toner is it, if you don't mind me asking?

rince · Feb 19, 2014

fretlessdavis said:
Just got my copy of rince's, too. Really love the toning. Which Tetenal toner is it, if you don't mind me asking?

It is called Tetenal Sepia Toner. It is an indirect toner (bleach+redevelop) the package is for 2.5l of mixed solution.
I am pretty amazed, I toned two fibre prints and they came out amazing. It might not be the cheapest toner, but for a rookie like me it worked perfectly.

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fretlessdavis · Feb 19, 2014

rince said:
It is called Tetenal Sepia Toner. It is an indirect toner (bleach+redevelop) the package is for 2.5l of mixed solution.
I am pretty amazed, I toned two fibre prints and they came out amazing. It might not be the cheapest toner, but for a rookie like me it worked perfectly.

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I would call it far from a rookie print! The Dmax you pulled out of RC is what I've been striving for. Unfortunately, all but one of my prints in this exchange was done on ancient, likely partly heat-fogged MGIV paper that needed to be used up (edge fogging, so they worked as postcards).

I have started working with glossy for the deeper blacks, but the warmth and depth you got in that print is fantastic, and something I've been striving for.

ajmiller · Feb 20, 2014

Mine went in the post today. First time for me and can't remember a time when I printed 10 on the trot.

fretlessdavis · Feb 20, 2014

rince said:
It is called Tetenal Sepia Toner. It is an indirect toner (bleach+redevelop) the package is for 2.5l of mixed solution.
I am pretty amazed, I toned two fibre prints and they came out amazing. It might not be the cheapest toner, but for a rookie like me it worked perfectly.

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One other question on toning (if you don't mind)

Can't seem to find the info on the Tetenal toners, is the one you used a traditional Sepia toner (sodium sulphide)?

I've been thinking about picking up one of the Legacy Pro Kodak style toner kits, as they're incredibly cheap and simple in comparison to the variable sulfide/polysulfide sepia toners... I've seen results all over the place for the Kodak ones (everything from yucky to subtle and beautiful). I'm assuming since the shadows still have awesome depth you only partially bleached it out, instead of fully?

The look you got with it is much better than anything I've been able to come up with on Kentmere with Selenium.

rince · Feb 21, 2014

fretlessdavis said:
One other question on toning (if you don't mind)

Can't seem to find the info on the Tetenal toners, is the one you used a traditional Sepia toner (sodium sulphide)?

I've been thinking about picking up one of the Legacy Pro Kodak style toner kits, as they're incredibly cheap and simple in comparison to the variable sulfide/polysulfide sepia toners... I've seen results all over the place for the Kodak ones (everything from yucky to subtle and beautiful). I'm assuming since the shadows still have awesome depth you only partially bleached it out, instead of fully?

The look you got with it is much better than anything I've been able to come up with on Kentmere with Selenium.

t is a little hidden on the Tetenal homepage, but if you open this PDF http://www.tetenal.com/opener1.htm?file=imaging_shop/images/00000734.pdf it will be under toners and is called sulfite toner. It is for sure not one of the new odorless toners ....
Actually all cards were bleached completely (were in the bleach for about 3 minutes until I could see no more reduction in tone for 1 minute). All cards were printed with higher contrast than I would usually do, to makeup for a loss of contrast. Other than that, I just followed the instructions of the toning kit. I feel that the paper is really having a large impact on how the toned prints turned out.

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