A *Porstraimpt*

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• gracious (0)
• [2007-02-03 14:30]

Hello Vandana,
Thank you for your lovely poststamp with our friend John and a friendly greeting from Canada!
very well composed and perfectly done
cheers
Tony

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• Juliet (22323)
• [2007-02-03 14:31]

Hi Vandana,
Welcome to Stamp Club. WHAT an idea ! A porstraimpt-- very good and an excellent choice of Sir John for the model especially with that mischievous smile. Very unique and well executed. TFS Julie

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• evgenia (1255)
• [2007-02-03 14:32]

Hello, Vandana,
Up to now I think that portraits in our stamp collection were minority. Good choice of a theme, I think that our friend John will become even more famous while travelling around the world on this wonderful porstraimpt :)
Regards, Evgenia

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• valari (4105)
• [2007-02-03 14:37]

Nice stamp:)and compliments for the model ;)
valentina

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• Ejtaan (475)
• [2007-02-03 14:42]

hhahahhaahahh Hilarious Vandana!
To see John on a stamp is sooooo funny!

Another piece for the collection eh?

A fine portrait with nice, warm colors.

Cheers,
Anneke

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• evanrizo (802)
• [2007-02-03 15:00]

A great model to use for a poststamp. -:)
Nice work.
Have a nice weekend.

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• moli (13209)
• [2007-02-03 15:08]

Great one.
Good idea for a poststamp for our TL collection.
Well done!
regards
J-23

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• izmirli (17370)
• [2007-02-03 16:37]

merhaba dear vandana
beautiful dear friend john.wonderful composition and wonderful colours.
well done my friend.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

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• timtim (10187)
• [2007-02-03 16:49]

Great title

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• Pops71 (2093)
• [2007-02-03 17:00]

Dearest Vandana,
That a very nice portrait of the Master of the camera.
Very nice colors and POV. You capture his eternal smile.
TFS
Pierre :-)

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• ZorroII (0)
• [2007-02-03 17:19]
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Please forgive me but I wouldn’t call it a new thing since it was used at numerous occasions over the last months.
I believe Robert (Perryhooter) was the first on to use it on Oct 17th 2006.

http://www.treklens.com/gallery/North_America/Canada/photo235740.htm

In his case, it works very well and gives a sense of a true stamp.
Here, it doesn’t look credible but you used the category humor witch is fine.

Composition: 6/10 (Subject positioning, crop, pov) the circle is over his head.

Creativity: 1/10 (Originality, usage of imagination, thinking outside the box)

There is absolutely nothing original about posting a picture of John Tulip.
The subject has been overly used.

Rigor: 4/10 (Sharpness, Exposure, PP, Presentation,)

The pic is out of focus and fuzzy and the stamp is really not my thing. I’m not a fan of designs and drawings around a photograph.

Exploitation of the light 8.5/10

Statement 8/10 (Ability of communicating an idea, a mood, a message with the image)

With out the frame and if it would have been sharper, it's a decent portrait.


My humble assessment.

Cheers!

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• cstathoulis (13325)
• [2007-02-03 17:51]

Hi Vandana,

So you're a stamp collector too! I believe this is a rather rare limited edition stamp!..LOL...

I can't stop laughing..!(^_^)

Well done
Constantinos

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• c_rapp (7535)
• [2007-02-03 18:07]

Now that's a great stamp pic! Great portrait of John! TFS
Christan

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• sleger (3549)
• [2007-02-03 18:13]
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Hello Vandana

It's better than the usual picture of the queen. Do you realize that John is now going to get licked in the back every time somebody uses this stamp?

Regards, Sylvain

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• csuebele (5419)
• [2007-02-03 22:18]

Great shot. Wonderful expression.

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• linus (15482)
• [2007-02-03 22:48]

So the Flying Duthman is finally stamped! Nice addition to the stamp club.
Sunil

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• sugah_bear69 (4362)
• [2007-02-04 1:14]

Hi Vandana,
This guy looks familiar!!! Hi Johnny!!! Great composition, clarity and colors, thanks for sharing
Fran

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• Dawn (17650)
• [2007-02-04 1:39]

Ha ha.... I had to laugh at this one Vandana... Good old Johnny on a stamp.. and doesnt he look good too...

BUT just image licking the back of this...LOL... or does it come with sticky glue already on it...LOL...

Hes FAMOUS now !

Well done to you,

I wonder whos next... watch out !

Cheers
Dawn.

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• GreenBaron (52777)
• [2007-02-04 3:45]

Hahaha...this must be the King of Canada! Great tribute to this very TL dedicated Cloggy my dear Vandana. John earns this; but is the stamp value of 51c enough? Great posting and a real collectors item for the TL-stamp collector ;)
Hans

:) Later....

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• JohnTulip (35303)
• [2007-02-04 3:47]
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Ahhhhhhhh..ooohhhh noooooo
Vandana what did you doo..hahaha
Well you did it. Never ever go on a TL safari with Luc and youagain . *_^ Oh well.. I have to say this technic is great..
Let me close making you a compliment and a promise: Vengeance is mine!! hahaha
TFS
John

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• captainsgirl (7132)
• [2007-02-04 7:24]

I love your idea for your stamp! It is indeed an awesome photo Of John and what an awesome stamp! TFS
Donna:o)




thanks for your comments on my photo "A Cold Mrs. Captain" :o)

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• Silke (24044)
• [2007-02-04 8:43]

A very amusing contribution to the series, Vendana and I like the PP work you did to soften the edges of the portrait. However, is it just *my* failing vision or is it a little bit soft-focus overall?
Nice addition
TFS
Silke

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• harpya (7534)
• [2007-02-04 9:14]

Hello Vandana

I liked his mixture of Portrait on Poststamp. he was very good. creativity is good. very good and an excellent choice of John for the model.
Congratulations

Sérgio

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• chrisJ (55124)
• [2007-02-04 9:16]

Hi Vandana

Youvre killed 2 birds with 1 stone: a nice tribute to John & a superb addition to the stamp theme. Good sharpness in this wonderful portrait. Tfs!

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• lgfoto (2190)
• [2007-02-04 9:29]

Vandana, very nice and full of warmth. I like the finishing and very gentle portrait you captured. Well done.TFS

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• PierreFrigon (15473)
• [2007-02-04 10:38]

Another one for the Canadian collectors.
Nice work done here but having DUTCH face on a CANADIAN stamp?????
Oh well, we can say John is Canadian by adoption :-)
Well done
Pierre

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• Josine (4069)
• [2007-02-04 14:00]

Hello Vanny
Girl what a nice idea, I have seen this post stamp shots before and thanks for the link in your good note. Not everybody likes your photo so much I see :-)
but for me this is champion! Great thanks, hug and bye
Joos

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• Viking (4383)
• [2007-02-05 2:02]

Oh no oh no :-)
Where do I know this guy from? Vandana I noticed this stamp series (Rob-p'hooter introduced it as you indeed state in your intro) and good you also tried. New techniques open new ways. You handled it very well, the circkle sort of blur is good and its razor sharp inside that! Big smile for this one, also from Patricia.. she laught seeing our friend on a stamp and the remark of Sleger:''Do you realize that John is now going to get licked in the back every time somebody uses this stamp'' and yours back etc, GREAT
! Have fun and bye,
Rob

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• ajnviper (932)
• [2007-02-05 6:50]

hie hie hie
And a very friendly JT on TL! well stamped!

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• SkyF (6138)
• [2007-02-05 8:05]

Hallo Vandana,
great choice for your stamp design, as a popular TL member John is a bid of a celeberty.
Great idea very well executed.
TFS..Sky

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• TheMystic (5921)
• [2007-02-05 13:41]

Ah, poor John got hit in the head with the cancellation stamp!
I made the comment before: I think the stamp is too slick: would like to see cloned onto a real stamp, with imperfections in the perforations and all, just my thought.
You captured a very nice and gentle expression here. I like the photo.
Cheers
Otto

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• shelbeesmom (58278)
• [2007-02-05 14:03]

Ahhhh one way or another, John is the MOST photographed male model on TL! HAHAHA! GREAT shot Vandana! He is so handsome! Fabulous!
B-)
Linda
....not a bad mug there John!

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• HaBeMa (3072)
• [2007-02-05 14:11]

Hi Vandana;oh JohnTulip,very nice and cute;very good work....
Habema.
:-]

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• vsinopoulos (13123)
• [2007-02-06 5:27]
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Hi Vandana,

Be careful this might create an incident between Canada and The Netherlands!!!lol Great shot and great PP work!
TFS,
Vassilis

P.S. Points tomorrow

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• kbeall (3598)
• [2007-02-12 21:30]

Hi Vandana,
A very nice portrait of your friend . . . nice, sharp colors, (even the whites and greys) and good fading around the edges.
All the best,
Karen

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• izler (72)
• [2007-02-13 15:33]

hello Vandana
here is beautiful stamp style photo and nice pose of our handsome friend. i like composition, point of view, colours, details and pp working in your photo.
thanks for sharing
regards
izler

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• Janice (34497)
• [2007-02-24 20:59]

Hey Vandana, I love your Porstraimpt. What a handsome guy you've got on your stamp - well captured!!
Janice

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• tomek_wap (173)
• [2007-04-12 14:17]

Nice and kind portrait of John here.
Nicely framed and signed.

Well done.
Tom

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• riverfriends (7569)
• [2007-04-16 20:13]
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Hi Vandana:
That is just a very nice smilling image of John, and I this ieda of the stamp ( I dont know how you did it)...
Nice soft tones and natural skin tones as well!
David
pts will follow:)

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• Shoot_Score (0)
• [2007-09-13 20:15]
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