Postcard Exchange Round 67 Comments and Feedback

[koraks]

Also received two very nice cards today; there's @Michael Howard's charming portrait of an animal statue, and also an almost abstract and very pretty composition in color from @GB-A2 - thanks both!

 

[Tim Rohe]

I received "Miss Piggy" from @Michael Howard and "unfinished" from @koraks (I enjoyed the story about your dad and glad he still has all his fingers!). Thanks both for the nice prints.

 

[Don_ih]

I also received @koraks Unfinished print - very Harry Callahan-esque. That's swell paper, too. I wonder how much ammo is still left in the sand?

 

[koraks]

Thanks guys!

I wonder how much ammo is still left in the sand?

A heck of a lot, I bet! Much of it got buried in the dunes and ended up being forgotten.

 

[ChrisR]

I didn't quite realised how long it's taken me to get my cards sorted, but finally got them to the Post Office today! Many apologies; all I can say is, there's a lot going on at the mo.

I'd deliberately stayed away until it was all sorted, check today and there's 4 pages of commentary.

I have received 4 cards so far. In no particular order Miss Piggy at Greenville Zoo from Michael Howard... that's a serious pig! Dendritic Shadows from MSCHEM; I really like shadows on things, the way they so often are more distinct in the photo than to our eyes, and in this case make the building more enigmatic. Another Pinhole Tree from mfohl; who doesn't love a lone tree? a very successful pinhole, too. And the jumbo card from koraks, a really nicely weighted card, beautifully toned, and also enigmatic in its own way. Thank you all, Chris.

 

[Don_ih]

Many apologies;

No apologies necessary. People like getting later cards. All that matters is that you do eventually send them.

 

[chris ellinger]

Received three more:

koraks, "unfinished". Beautiful scene, makes me long for summer. Great print and love the tone.
Michael Howard, "Tiger Cubs in Clay". Yes the slight fog adds to the "clay" feeling. Very nice.
absalom1951, "Mail Guard". Overgrown weeds and mysterious bear hints at a story worth knowing.

Thanks, All.

chris

 

[Don_ih]

I also received the sculpture card from @Michael Howard. I really like the foreground and background separation, since it does a great job distinguishing the figures. I didn't notice the fog until I read the back (I guess I didn't look at the edge of the paper). I think it came out well. Foma paper can be pretty picky about safelights. Mine doesn't fog it but I still make sure to cast my shadow on the paper whenever I can. I don't trust any direct light on it at all (other than from the enlarger).

 

[koraks]

@ChrisR thanks for the wonderful card! The technique works admirably well with the image as such; truly a pleasure to receive this one!

 

[Daniela]

Got two nice ones, with the same stamp!

@mshchem 's "Dendritic shadows". Cool story behind that place! Love the haunting branch shadows.

@Michael Howard 's "Blending in". More than contemplative, I think she looks very sad. Very touching image.

 

[mfohl]

After being out of town for several days, I came back to find two nice cards.

First is koraks' "unfinished". a nice beach scene with two folks treasure hunting? Do they have metal detectors? The story is also nice, about his father hating the wind and the sand. I lived on the east coast of the U.S. for a while. I loved the sun and swimming in the ocean, but I hated the sand. That was enough. Thanks Raphael.

And second is Michael Howard's "Miss Piggy". That certainly is a big piggy, a lot of BLTs in there. It looks like a female, so she should be making a lot of little piglets in the meantime. And good exposure to show the dust on the little porker. Very nice, thanks Michael.