Postcard Exchange Round 12 Comments and Results

[AdamKap]

Just got Art's card today as well. Wasn't expecting a cyanotype

[BWKate]

Art,

I'll send Mary Jane an infrared image on a postcard. I just found out about HIE being discontinued and I've set aside a day of mourning. Man, this is such a bummer. This film has been so important to me for so long that I'm pretty upset. I think I'll talk to Kraker about the Rollei version of HIE.
I better order as much HIE as I can afford.

[gphoto120]

I just received Art's cyanotype today - this is this first card I have received and my first postcard exchange as well! Great image! Thanks so much.
gphoto120

[Black Dog]

Glad I still have a few rolls of HIE in the fridge-I'll dig out a neg done on the 5x4 version [RIP]. Posting about 30 cards today and tomorrow and just a few left to print now. Looking forward to recieving the next lot!

[randyman]

Received randyman's card today.... and taken just "down the road" a bit! Great image, Randall. Thank you!

Thank you for the feedback, Valerie. This is my first exchange on here, and I am looking forward to seeing everyone's cards.

Randy

[BWKate]

Received Mike Wilde's postcard yesterday. Thanks for your kind comment about my photos in B&W. It' such a treat to get a colour image in this exchange and I enjoyed this one. It came relatively unmarred.
I'm still reeling about Hie being discontinued and will continue to be in mourning.

[Pete H]

Received the first 3 cards today:
Mike Wide's Toronto skyline. I like the subdued colours.
George's (gmessarit) random tree, with an interesting dof.
Tim Gray's cyclist - great fun!

Thanks all.

[Valerie]

3 more fantastic cards!!
Tim Gray's wheelie kid
Art's cyanotype
DRPSilver's Evergreen Barn

These are all absolute treasures!

[randyman]

And here they come! I suspect Valerie and I will receive our cards on a nearly identical schedule, given our proximity. So, ditto the above. Can't wait to see more.

[Mark Fisher]

Printed, signed and "stickered" them today to go out Monday...mine is another in the series of County Fairs in the Midwest (US).

I also wanted to share a little of what I've learned after being in a bunch of these exchanges:
I'm finding it really interesting how I am selecting negatives. I have a lot of negatives that I can make good prints from, but some of them take a fair amount of work to print. Beyond being a good image, I tend to choose negatives that I can print in one setting of the timer. In this case, I had the base exposure and a partial dodge in the middle of the print. In other negatives, I've has a base exposure with a couple of edge burns. I'm always willing to crop a little. Sometimes I've toned prints, but RC paper isn't the greatest for that.

I've also found that a simple 2 bladed easel works pretty well, but I keep thinking that I'll make a speed-easel for the postcard size. I keep thinking of doing simple 4x5 contact prints on 4x5 paper or as a VDB or cyanotype..., but I still have a lot of county fair pics I want to share! I still haven't figured out how to easily print out address labels though!

Anyone else have something to share about how they select negatives, print for postcards, etc?