Author Topic: Summer Postcard Swap (Read 65765 times)

astrobeck · « **Reply #150 on:** June 28, 2012, 12:58:46 PM »

We usually do a print circle/swap among individuals in December so watch for that!
It's a very nice way to send and then receive a print from a fellow Filmwaster.

PM me your address and I'll send you a card.

Becky

Quote from: Andrej K on June 28, 2012, 07:20:34 AM

Pity I have discovered this too late.. When will be the next run? Will I have to wait for next summer or is there going to be a Christmas Postcard Swap?

Andrej K · « **Reply #151 on:** June 28, 2012, 01:54:44 PM »

PM sent, thank you for your kindness.. And I'll be on watch as the year will come near to it's end

jojonas~ · « **Reply #152 on:** June 28, 2012, 02:05:24 PM »

Quote from: Andrej K on June 28, 2012, 07:20:34 AM

Pity I have discovered this too late.. When will be the next run? Will I have to wait for next summer or is there going to be a Christmas Postcard Swap?

I've got a postcard and stamp extra. PM me your adress if you want to do a exchange and I'll send you mine

Alan · « **Reply #153 on:** June 28, 2012, 04:50:58 PM »

Quote from: Sandeha Lynch on June 27, 2012, 10:07:38 PM

Dunno how you did that, Alan. But it's steamin' good.

did what sandeha?

got a lovely card from Diane, unusual image, my partner really loves it, "its about the story" she said!

thankx!

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #154 on:** June 28, 2012, 05:30:24 PM »

Quote from: Alan on June 28, 2012, 04:50:58 PM

Quote from: Sandeha Lynch on June 27, 2012, 10:07:38 PM
Dunno how you did that, Alan. But it's steamin' good.

did what sandeha?

got a lovely card from Diane, unusual image, my partner really loves it, "its about the story" she said!

thankx!

The red flare.

Alan · « **Reply #155 on:** June 28, 2012, 11:27:16 PM »

hmm probably happened during transit . . .

does it look good?

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #156 on:** June 29, 2012, 07:16:06 AM »

Really? Then it must be a zillion miles from your intentions - yet it looks so natural.

tkmedia · « **Reply #157 on:** June 29, 2012, 07:43:28 AM »

I just got the card, and I got one with a smoky burnt looking edge...

Paul Mitchell · « **Reply #158 on:** June 29, 2012, 09:34:35 AM »

Quote from: Sandeha Lynch on June 29, 2012, 07:16:06 AM

Really? Then it must be a zillion miles from your intentions - yet it looks so natural.

Mine is perfect, apart from the ubiquitous fluorescent orange, dotted lines up one side. I must say that the flames shooting out has transformed it! Looks like it ought to be on the next Back to the Future movie!

Alan · « **Reply #159 on:** June 29, 2012, 11:00:58 AM »

ha! thats mad . . .

obviously came from the machine that prints that funny orange bar code . . .

i like it

Francois · « **Reply #160 on:** June 29, 2012, 09:43:46 PM »

Actually, I'm pretty sure the print is from a dye sub machine like those instant photo kiosks!

These layer thin wax film on top of each other and finish up with a protective layer. Since B&W is made of the CMYK layers with black as the top, as soon as it rubs on the mail sorting machines, the black layer goes and you can end up with strange effects.

Now, for the position of this "blotch", I call it serendipity

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #161 on:** June 29, 2012, 10:47:48 PM »

You're right I think, Francois. Under the microscope there's a scuff that goes down two sharp-edged layers to the white below.

It does look great.

Jack Johnson · « **Reply #162 on:** June 30, 2012, 06:12:05 AM »

Woohoo! My postcards just arrived, I'm on the couch addressing them now, to be postmarked tomorrow morning.

(EDIT: I'm far enough west that tomorrow is still June.)

Britt Aximon · « **Reply #163 on:** June 30, 2012, 08:35:48 AM »

Like bananas, they come in bunches

Got 3 lovely cards yesterday. Thank you so much Diane, its a wonderful story in this photo. You are a master in pinhole photography. And Jonas, I love this photo from you, very happy to have a print of it. Matt, that print from you is a "up on the wall" photo. A beautiful and emotional photo.

Thank you all, love this Swap thing.
/Britt

DS · « **Reply #164 on:** June 30, 2012, 03:59:17 PM »

Hi all.
Just got back from fieldwork and found a pile of beautiful postcards waiting for me. Thank you all. I also picked up mine today- used a local print shop and the quality is atrocious so I'll get them re-done & post next week.

Profuse apologies for being late.

BirgerA · « **Reply #165 on:** June 30, 2012, 06:34:53 PM »

Hi all
Sent mine today.

I have received from Urban Hafner, Paul Mitchell, Sandeha, Becky, Tony, Alan Lambe, Miles Davis, Diane Peterson and Piet de Wolff. Thanks to all of you. The best thing about exchanges like this is that I get to see a lot of different styles and images.

Best regards

Birger A.

Harvey · « **Reply #166 on:** June 30, 2012, 08:34:01 PM »

Got back from a couple of days away to find an array of Black and white goodness so thanks to Diane, Urban, Keith and Matt. Such variety and all top prints.

Shaun

Francois · « **Reply #167 on:** July 03, 2012, 08:53:16 PM »

Just got some lovely figures from Diane!

Very sweet

astrobeck · « **Reply #168 on:** July 03, 2012, 09:53:11 PM »

Received a wonderful card from Alan, although it's not quite as fiery as the one Sandeha got with the flames shooting out of the side!

Love it!

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #169 on:** July 03, 2012, 09:55:31 PM »

I've been my usual slack self

Cards will be here later this week so hope to get them off very soon!

Alan · « **Reply #170 on:** July 04, 2012, 09:20:54 AM »

Quote from: astrobeck on July 03, 2012, 09:53:11 PM

Received a wonderful card from Alan, although it's not quite as fiery as the one Sandeha got with the flames shooting out of the side!
Love it!

sorry about that, i ran out of coal !!

Francois · « **Reply #171 on:** July 04, 2012, 07:09:07 PM »

Well, it seems Keith has found the flame down under!
I got a lovely postcard of his MG that has quite some fiery flare coming from the rear view mirror

chricela · « **Reply #172 on:** July 05, 2012, 03:55:33 PM »

Thank you!!
Francois, Urban,Keith,Matt,Diane,Shaun & Jonas...Really lovely batch of talented photography!
Love them!

I apologize, as I haven't even scanned mine yet.
Thanks to Queen Izsabella.

Who had surgery last week & has thrown me off my game.
I'll get them done & out very soon!

astrobeck · « **Reply #173 on:** July 05, 2012, 04:08:06 PM »

Oh my!
Hope Izabella is recovering quickly!
She's so cute.

chricela · « **Reply #174 on:** July 05, 2012, 04:14:05 PM »

She's healing quicky. But doesn't know her own strength & has already had to have her stitches redone once $:-\$

I just put the collar on and she's miserable.
lol
I agree...she is a cutie!
Thanks Becky!

DS · « **Reply #175 on:** July 05, 2012, 05:06:16 PM »

My re-printed cards arrived today. Just posted them all. We're keeping the posties of the world busy.

Miles · « **Reply #176 on:** July 05, 2012, 07:23:30 PM »

Just got St. Martin's from Ordinal, thanks Chum

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #177 on:** July 05, 2012, 08:35:11 PM »

And I got Hoxton. Thanks, Ordinal.

Britt Aximon · « **Reply #178 on:** July 05, 2012, 08:55:37 PM »

Quote from: Francois on July 04, 2012, 07:09:07 PM

Well, it seems Keith has found the flame down under!
I got a lovely postcard of his MG that has quite some fiery flare coming from the rear view mirror

So did I today, a wonderful postcard, Keith. Thank you soooooo much!

Francois · « **Reply #179 on:** July 05, 2012, 09:07:47 PM »

Just came back home to find Jonas' ever so tiny postcard waiting for me. Lovely flowers.
But the card has me wondering: Jonas; did you bribe the postman or what? The card came home without a single nick, bent corner or even a scratch! This can't be normal...

jojonas~ · « **Reply #180 on:** July 05, 2012, 10:02:54 PM »

haha well you know small players are better at avoiding blows, right?

anyhow, glad it made it in such good nick!

about that.. I seem to always have bad luck with recieving card with skid marks and everything but from when I got your card, francois, the rest were all good! maybe my good luck rubbed off

Francois · « **Reply #181 on:** July 05, 2012, 10:23:20 PM »

Well, I have always been known to "overbuild" everything I do

chricela · « **Reply #182 on:** July 06, 2012, 12:54:47 AM »

Andrej...
I'd be glad to swap postcards with you.
PM me, your address ,if you'd like

Jack Johnson · « **Reply #183 on:** July 06, 2012, 02:31:07 AM »

I've been remiss in my postcard updates!

To recap: Britt, Diane, Becky, Francois, Urban, Harvey, Shaun, and most recently Keith and Matt!

They are all fantastic. For those of you who haven't seen Keith's yet, you're in for a treat. Shaun, my wife is going to steal that postcard when I'm not looking, she's in love with your beautiful still life. Urban, fantastic framing, love those Acros blacks with that flipped lens. Do you just trim the 120 roll to fit? Diane, now that I've seen the original image I'm disappointed I didn't get a foot-long postcard

. And Matt, just fantastic, love that grain, and the exposure is perfect, it just draws you in.

Francois, I think you and I are the only two who chose color in our group! Love those repeating patterns and hues, and I suspect it'll be a haunting image for the UKers this year.

I toured part of the Olympic pavilion in Barcelona in the late '90s and it had the same strange emotional tug-of-war: all sharp and inspiring and magnificent and empty and dusty. It would be hard for me not to spend Saturdays there reading apocalyptic fantasy novels with a sack lunch.

Keith · « **Reply #184 on:** July 06, 2012, 04:35:26 AM »

3 new cards arrived today. I now have Becky, Urban, Shaun, Jonas, Francois, Diane, Matt and Britt.

The diversity is astounding... My pin-board is starting to look really cool

Thank you all!

Francois · « **Reply #185 on:** July 06, 2012, 02:03:33 PM »

Quote from: Jack Johnson on July 06, 2012, 02:31:07 AM

Francois, I think you and I are the only two who chose color in our group! Love those repeating patterns and hues, and I suspect it'll be a haunting image for the UKers this year.

If you look really closely, you can see spider webs in between some of the seats...

Paul Mitchell · « **Reply #186 on:** July 06, 2012, 02:21:01 PM »

Received two more amazing cards this morning, brightened my day on a rather gloomy rainsoaked Friday morning. Many thanks Ordinal & Birger!

Paul

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #187 on:** July 06, 2012, 02:26:45 PM »

Jack, thank you...I had considered sending the postcard in its original size but was worried the postal services would catch an end and tear it to smitherines..as it was my printers printed a bit too dark for my taste but I decided to quit worrying and just send it!

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #188 on:** July 06, 2012, 05:19:02 PM »

My oh my. There's certainly something to be said for a leaky Moskva - in the right hands. Thanks, David.

Francois · « **Reply #189 on:** July 06, 2012, 09:42:16 PM »

Just got a nice card from Matt. Now wow, this has such a vintage feel!
I just wonder at what time you had to get up to get such nice fog?
I traced the place back on streetview and it's pretty weird how the place looks nothing like the card when taken under a sunny sky!

tkmedia · « **Reply #190 on:** July 07, 2012, 01:09:32 AM »

got Birger card in the States, bit torn on top.

Late Developer · « **Reply #191 on:** July 07, 2012, 09:08:25 PM »

Postcards have arrived. Will get them out later this week (in Manchester Mon / Tues).

Miles · « **Reply #192 on:** July 08, 2012, 11:54:20 PM »

Been away, just came home to DS' mystical Jaques Tati !

Really very good.

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #193 on:** July 09, 2012, 05:32:49 PM »

A fabulous blast of colour from Birger. Thank you.

Matt Davis · « **Reply #194 on:** July 09, 2012, 08:55:14 PM »

Quote from: Francois on July 06, 2012, 09:42:16 PM

Just got a nice card from Matt. Now wow, this has such a vintage feel!
I just wonder at what time you had to get up to get such nice fog?
I traced the place back on streetview and it's pretty weird how the place looks nothing like the card when taken under a sunny sky!

If I can remember it was about 8am, I started my wonder around town that morning at 7am.
It only really gets foggy here in December.

Glad you liked it.

DS · « **Reply #195 on:** July 10, 2012, 10:15:55 AM »

Quote from: Miles on July 08, 2012, 11:54:20 PM

Been away, just came home to DS' mystical Jaques Tati !

Really very good.

Thanks. Didn't see the M. Hulot connection until you pointed it out

Andrej K · « **Reply #196 on:** July 10, 2012, 12:37:50 PM »

Quote from: chricel on July 06, 2012, 12:54:47 AM

Andrej...
I'd be glad to swap postcards with you.
PM me, your address ,if you'd like

Done! Thank you. I'll be printing some more tonight in my darkroom, if anyone is interested to receive one more card, I am open to PMs

Francois · « **Reply #197 on:** July 10, 2012, 05:28:08 PM »

Today, I just got chicken in the mail

For some reason, they seemed to like the camera

astrobeck · « **Reply #198 on:** July 10, 2012, 08:13:11 PM »

Hey gang!
I hope everyone is enjoying their cards and had fun with the summer swap.
It has been a tremendous success and was a thrill for me to wrangle!
The diversity of talent and printing styles has been a joy to receive! You guys rock!!!

Also, I know a few of you are diligently working on getting your cards out so, so please do as we want to wrap this up.

thanks again to everyone, this has been loads of fun!
Becky...........your humble post card wrangler!

mikeg · « **Reply #199 on:** July 10, 2012, 08:48:52 PM »

I posted your card today, Becky!

Sorry I've been so late. Life's just been very hectic. The overseas cards went today, the UK ones are all done and will go tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for some fantastic cards.

Cheers

Mike