Postcard Exchange: Round 9 - Comments and Results

reellis67

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Please use this thread to post when you got which cards and what you thought of them so that we can keep these separate from the sign-up thread. Someone recommended that on one of the previous rounds and it sounded like a good idea, so I'm implementing it this time to see how it works out.

I've begun to send out the list of recipients to everyone and should be done sometime this evening (EST), so please let me know if you have any questions or have problems getting the address list. I don't have everyone's email address, so you might get a HUGE pm with the addresses. If you get one of these monstronsities and would prefer a text file, just email me - my email should be visible by clicking on my name in this post and selecting 'Send email to reellis67'.

According to the schedule, we all have until the end of the month to get our cards printed and mailed - they don't have to make it to everyone by the end of the month, but it would be best if they did get mailed by the 31st. If you are going to be running late, please let us know so that everyone understands what is going on.

In the past, people have gotten a bit anxious when the end of the month passed and they didn't get that many cards, so as long as everyone responds back saying they will be sending theirs as we get towards the deadline, I think that things will go pretty smoothly. Please also feel free to post comments on the cards you get in this thread, and if you have a scanner, you might consider posting a scan of your own postcard in the gallery after the end of January so that everyone has a chance to see all the different cards.

Oh, yeah, don't forget to have fun!

- Randy
 
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I'll second that Art - I'm still printing too, and was going to be finishing this weekend. My hat's off to you guys that have already got your to their recipients already!

- Randy
 

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Randy, I have printed all of my postcards last month. I received the list of participants to post to from you, the trouble is that the list opens up as garbled mish mash.

Any chance of re-sending it in a format I can use?

I run a PC.

Mick.
 

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Mick,

Try opening the .txt file in Notepad. Opened fine in TextEdit on the Mac.

Ingobohn,

Thanks for your excellent composition of the stairs and pillars in Dresden. I really like the diagonal line of shadows cast on the stone by the pillar. The gradient on the pillar brings an almost sci-fi quality to the image.

Tom.
 

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Thanks for the addresses Randy, if all goes well I should be finished printing this weekend. Happy new year everyone!
 

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The first postcard in the mailbox was from Ingo. I like the composition and the tonality. Looks good.

BTW, I had no trouble with the text file, since I forgot to send Randy my email address I only got the addresses as a PM

Thanks for your efforts Randy.

Regards
Ruediger
 

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two received + question

I received the first two postcards today: Rusty Truck from Tip Trapp, and Stairs and Pillars (Dresden) from Jugo. Funny thing about the second one is that there is no address at all on it, looks like a label fell off. How it got to my address is a big mystery...

Thanks, both of you, two very nice prints, not messed up too much by postal services.

I've finished printing mine, but I still have to get some stamps (my post office was closed...) and I still have to write something on them. The two I received used labels; what is the best suggestion if I just want to write on the back of the cards? ballpoint, felt tip, or just: don't, use a label?
 

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Maybe because of earlier exchanges the postman already knew about where to put a black and white postcard that does not look like usual postcards

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Ruediger
 

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kraker said:
...what is the best suggestion if I just want to write on the back of the cards? ballpoint, felt tip, or just: don't, use a label?
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I like writing the postcards as it does have a more personal touch. However, writing thirty odd cards can get a bit tiring. I also have to print a couple of extra to allow for mistakes.

When it comes to pens, well there's a question. I've tried every felt tip that I own, and that's quite a few, and they all bleed into the paper base. Some are definitely better than others though. When using a ball pen the writing is clear but I found it can leave indentation marks on the print side of the card.

Labels allow you to address the cards quickly and error free, however they can come adrift and I've noticed a slightly higher proportion of labeled cards arrive damaged.

So, you pays your money and takes your choice. I don't think there is a correct or "better" way of addressing your cards. It's whatever you feel happiest doing.

Brian
 

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Holy shit...! "rst" already told me that the adress label seems to stick not well on the back of the postcard and might fall off... Hope that most of the postcards will receive the participants.
How "kraker's" card hit his postbox without address label seems strange.

My pic was shot on Sunday morning during a walk through Dresden after having a portrait session with my friend's cousin in one of the numerous baroque gardens the day before. Doing these Sunday morning photos was - compared to the portrait session on Saturday - very recreative for me.
 

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I suppose it must have happened close to its destination... But I checked the front of the house, no sign of a label there. Well, maybe it's pure luck I received it on the same day as the "rusty truck" photo, and the postman just assumed both these "outdated black and white postcards " must both be delivered to the same address


It's a real beauty, great composition!
 

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jeffeb said:
I like writing the postcards as it does have a more personal touch. However, writing thirty odd cards can get a bit tiring. I also have to print a couple of extra to allow for mistakes.
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This being my first time, I have only ten cards, so... I guess I can do them by hand. I fully understand that that becomes quite tedious as the numbers increase

(...) When using a ball pen the writing is clear but I found it can leave indentation marks on the print side of the card.
(...) I don't think there is a correct or "better" way of addressing your cards. It's whatever you feel happiest doing.
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Thanks, I think I'll go for the ball pen and a gentle touch. Words and sentences without "i" and "j", so you don't see the dots on the printed side
 
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Sorry about sending those out as PMs. Some people have their email public in their profile and some sent it to me as part of the sign-up, so if anyone wants the list as a text file, just shoot me a PM and I'll send it right out to you. Also, if anyone else has problems opening the file, let me know and I'll re-send.

Thanks all!

- Randy
 
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reellis67

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I too like to write them out by hand, but I admit that on that one round where we had 50+ cards, I got REALLY tired of writting on postcards. I use a fountain pen, which does bleed a little bit, but I really don't like ball points for the most part. It's all part of that old fashioned thing I'm told - darkroom, shaving brush, fountain pens...

- Randy
 

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reellis67 said:
..., I got REALLY tired of writting on postcards....
- Randy
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Tim Trapp wins a prize for having the shortest address.
My cards will be posted tomorrow when I can get to the Post Office. I'll apologise in advance for my writing - I just hope the postal services can read it!
 

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No, no, that was not meant as complaint, just as a joke. In your PM you already offered to also send as email, but having the addresses as PM is absolutely OK with me. Really.

Thanks and regards
-- Ruediger
 

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I use a Sharpie with an ultra fine point and I get no smudging or running. If you have ever gotten a postcard from me well I usually write on the entire left side of postcard. And yes I did that on 46 postcards in the last round I was in. It's part of the fun for me.
Well, I bought my stamps $40 Canadian, ouch! Not that I'm complaining. I just have to do my writing and deciding who gets what card. ( I have 3 different ones) We'll see how long it takes me.
 
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That's it 31 postcards are now in the hands of the good old British Post Office. If you don't get a postcard of me in the next couple of weeks send me a PM and I'll post you another.


Brian
 

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I've received first postcard.
Thanks Ingo.
It's a nice arquitechtural subject.
Tomorrow, I'll begin to send my first ones.
 

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First card arrived today as you guessed it it was "Rusty Truck" from Tim Trapp Thank you very much My cards are all printed and are going out tomorrow. Next couple weeks are going to be fun.


Thanks Randy for organizing the exchange.

Cheers Greg
 

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My 31 are out and on the way. I ran this image by my family and my daughter's friends and the reactions are split 25%-75% between "that's nice" to "that is a bit creepy". I think that when you 31 copies of this particular print staring back at you, it doubly creepy. I hope you enjoy it

Also, I just received Ingo's print.....very nice.
 
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