Well I did the postcard exchange last year and had a blast, so I signed up for round 20. If you’re part of the APUG exchange and don’t want the surprise ruined, don’t click! There’s pictures…
For the exchange I think I only had 55 addresses (including three to Kodak, Ilford, and the owner of APUG), but once I started addressing cards to friends it ballooned to 70 postcards.
I printed on Agfa Brovira Doubleweight fibre paper, Grade 3 with the glossy finish. I was lucky enough to have a box of 100 sheets in an appropriate size to use for this exchange – I think it came with a bunch of other stuff from eBay, years ago…
I also selenium toned all the prints in Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner (KRST), 1:30 dilution for 6 minutes.
The photo itself was taken with my Voigtlander Bessa R2A and Canon 50/1.8 LTM lens – both of which have been sold, and both of which are lovely little devices. Ilford HP5+ rated at 1600EI and developed in ID-11, 1+1 Dilution. FYI, HP5+ looks lovely pushed.
I spent all of the long weekend addressing postcards in stages, and the stamps I ordered from Australia Post arrived just today. All the postcards are now off in the mail, whizzing to various edges of the globe.
It’s damn fun, and I’ve only received one postcard back so far. I recommend Postcard or Print exchanges to anyone.
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