Postcard Exchange Round 66 Comments and Feedback

[mshchem]

Received from @rduraoc nice cyanotype. Been 38 years since I last printed a cyanotype . I love the subject, I have owned similar old American cars. Starting a 68 Chevy in 10 below weather is a skill young folks are missing out on. Anyway thanks for the print and extra effort!!

I have not printed my cards yet. I've started 3 or 4 times then shoot a different subject and can't decide. We are supposed to be getting some crappy weather. Just snow no blizzards, floods or fires thank goodness!

If weather is bad I'm more productive in the darkroom

 

[hwv]

The next card I received: "Home for two" by @jvo . A dark, high-contrast image reflecting the hopeless mood of life on the streets. The church dominates the image, making it easy to overlook the two homeless people, just as they are often overlooked in daily life in large cities due to habituation. Thank you for sharing this powerful image.

 

[Don_ih]

I also received the card from @jvo - the clouds and the overall darkness make the print somewhat surreal. I like that the no parking sign is quite prominently towering above. Thank-you, James!

 

[pamphoto]

I received @rduraoc's cyanotype the other day. I have just started printing cyanotypes, so this was a treat. The faded blues add to the nostalgia of the old cars and building.

 

[Ajven]

The past weeks have been rather hectic, so I must admit that my postcards remain in a latent state. Hopefully, before the end of the year, I’ll manage to transform the bathroom into a darkroom for one evening and finally bring this round’s postcards to life.

Last week I received:

Cyanotype by @rduraoc: I have seen the "Let's all print one negative" initiative and I was quite curious about it. Thanks to @rduraoc that I can see one result and I have to say, the cyanotype matches the motive very well. Definitely one of my favourite postcards from this round!

"Do The Twist" by @drpsilver - beautiful print with excellent contrast management and perfect choice of the object for postcard. And one more thing - the stamps! One postcards and 5 stamps with 4 different motives! I love stamps!

"Home For Two" by @jvo: Wow, very impressive picture. Church, wild wires, traffic sign, clouds, repeated patterns of steps and bricks. Nice. What? What the h... Ohhh... Somebody is lying on the pavement before church. And another person on the background is probably sitting on steps. Very strong picture.


Thank you for very nice pictures.