BPX 48 - status, updates, scans

[piu58]

Dear photographers,

My tiny pocket computer mixed again all of us. Everybody should have a got message from me with a pair of addresses till the end of the day. The first block contains your own address as given to me. Please, make certain that your own address is correct. PM me as soon as possible if a correction is needed to YOUR address.
Please don't mind the numbers, I need them while "mixing" us.

The second block contains the address of your partner: You have to send your print(s) to there. Please wait a few days before sending anything to allow time for corrections. Make sure you mark your box with your name and
BPX 48
on it.

If you are unable to complete your assignment, it is understandable - life often gets in a way of our hobbies. However, it would be very helpful if you let me know so that I could change the assignment to somebody else.

If something is or seems to be wrong, please PM me.
Our timeline: Please print and send your offering till end of Fenruary 2025. This means, you have 2 months for sending it.

If you received something: Please write a few words here. Besides this, I ask you to show what you got, we are all interested in it. A smartphone shot is sufficient.

How to avoid taxes / VAT / other problems

If a sending goes outside the U.S. (or more correct: outside your country) it should be a letter, and not a parcel or similar.

Everything you simply put in the letterbox should be a letter. Anything you give at the office may induce taxes. Everything with a custom declaration will induce taxes.

Please keep in mind what "counts" as a letter in your country. In the U.S. it needs to be flexible. In Germany, it may be stiff.

Addendum April 2024: It seems that you have to give a customs declaration sending from U.S. and Canada, even if it weights more than 50 gms – even if it looks like a letter:
https://www.usps.com/international/customs-forms.htm says
You do not need a customs form if you're sending First-Class Mail International® that weighs under 15.994 oz

 

[piu58]

My prints are in the mail.

 

[mfohl]

Print sent.

 

[Don_ih]

Sent mine yesterday.

 

[bernard_L]

Sent my prints today.

 

[piu58]

Dear friends, today I received two beautiful prints from Don_ih. I scanned them together to retain the color, especially the one of the small print.

Both photographs were taken during the last time. It is winter in Canada, as you might see. I like the gleamy white of the snow, most probably printed on Ilford baryta.
The small print is something special. The paper is Ansco, expired 1960. I assume it was produced at the time of my birth, 1958. The surface has a very special look and feel. I like experiments with old papers, and I don't mention the fog – which is colorful.

 

[Don_ih]

I'm glad they arrived safely and that you liked them, Uwe. The very old paper, in spite of the fog, I find to be very nice. It must've been excellent when it was new. It's colouring is a bit like Ektalure - between that and Polywarmtone.

 

[MattKing]

@piu58 ,
@Don_ih might not mind, but generally we prefer that people don't use real names in publicly viewable posts for members that have different screen names.
If either of you wish one of us to edit a post to switch out a real name for a screen name, just Report @piu58 's post and make the request.
Some of us of course use our real name or something close to it as a screen name, so it isn't an issue.
And there are people who identify their identity publicly in signatures or website links, so it isn't an issue with them.

 

[Don_ih]

@MattKing - I used to use my full name as my username but decided it would be prudent to shorten it, to keep my posts here out of google searches for me. But changing the username didn't change all the previous references to my former username - so oh well.

 

[MattKing]

@MattKing - I used to use my full name as my username but decided it would be prudent to shorten it, to keep my posts here out of google searches for me. But changing the username didn't change all the previous references to my former username - so oh well.

@piu58 and @Don_ih
For clarity Don, you are welcome to use your real name, or your user name - the choice is yours.
But we prefer that others don't use your user name unless they know that you have no objection.
We would be happy to edit @piu58 's post, if either of you request.

 

[piu58]

Dear Matt, I changed my entry.

 

[BHuij]

My prints are going in the mail tomorrow!

 

[spijker]

I put my prints in the mail today.

 

[bernard_L]

Received in today's mail two prints from mfohl.
First one is an abstract. mfohl states that he likes patterns, shadows, and abstracts; so do I. And this one looks (to me) very well "seen". Opposition between the frontal symmetry of the stairs and viewpoint, one one hand, and the slant shadows. Between the three regions from bottom to top; between the lit triangle in the lower right and the pattern of shadows in the upper left triangle.
Second is a barn in a minimalist composition: dark pasture in the foreground, vast expanse of sky, frontal almost shadow-less lighting. And the vignetting of the Holga optics adds a touch a mystery.
Both shot on Tri-X, D_76 1+1, printed on MGRC (pearl surface, I guess, almost as good as air-dried baryta, to the point that I'm starting to think about switching).

Altogether very nice pictures. Well done, well received. And sent promptly.

 

[BHuij]

That stair photo in particular is really nice!

 

[mfohl]

Thanks Bernard and Andew. Glad you enjoyed them.

 

[spijker]

Last weekend, I came home from a 2 week trip to find bernard_L's contribution. Bernard sent me 2 nice prints with beach scenes taken at the Bay of Audierne in Brittany, France. Taken with a Nikon FM2 and a 24 mm lens with an orange filter on Ilford FP4. Printed on Fomabrom Variant 111 paper with one print bleached a bit to lighten the highlights. I think they turned out well and like them both. Merci Bernard. What is the tetraeder in the 2nd print, a leftover from the Atlantic Wall?

 

[bernard_L]

What is the tetraeder in the 2nd print, a leftover from the Atlantic Wall?

Yes indeed. Within 1.5 hour walking distance along the beach are three groups of blockaus, that make "interesting" subjects. Maybe I'll send some pictures in future BPX rounds.

 

[halfaman]

My prints are going in the mail tomorrow!

And well received yesterday this beautiful set of prints. Thanks a lot Andrew for this precious gift and the letter.

 

[BHuij]

Glad they made it intact and in a reasonable amount of time!

 

[Don_ih]

Gee, @BHuij - so many prints!

 

[Dunga]

I received my goodies from @spijker today.
Two very nicely done prints and a story to offer me some context,
Thank you!

I'll send mine out in 1-2 weeks tops.
It's a case of either golden plating or procrastination, or both

Have fun this round!
Claudiu.

 

[halfaman]

Print sent!

 

[Filmproject]

Is here a current exchange going on that I could be a part of? Thanks!

 

[Don_ih]

Is here a current exchange going on that I could be a part of? Thanks!

You can join the next one. Keep an eye out for the next sign-up at the beginning of April.