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Around The Horn
12 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at astronomy photography, Lars Borges, Terra Fondriest, the Magnum Square Print Sale, Mail Drop, lenses, conflicting information, an ND filter, OPTIC and a broadband issue.
- The Royal Museums Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist images have been published, providing a peek at space for those of us who are not named Branson or Bezos.
- Lars Borges documents Imperial County, one of the newest and poorest counties in America. But the locals believe in the American dream and he captures their "hope and search for happiness."
- In Home in the Ozarks, Justin Herfst interviews Terra Fondriest, whose "pictures document her family's connection with each other, the land and with the surrounding community" in Arkansas. "People watch out for each other and most are willing to drop everything and help someone in need at a moment's notice," she says.
- The Magnum Square Print Sale 2021 is now open. Way for Escape, the July curation of the sale, explores "the different stories behind the quest to find external subjects through travelling as well as the various feelings emanating from the desire to break free." The 6x6-inch prints are available through Sunday, July 18.
- Howard Oakley explains How to Share Large Files Without Using Your iCloud Allowance using Mail Drop, which accepts files as large as 5-GB.
- In The Tyranny of Lenses, Thom Hogan writes that he's noticing all kinds of lens problems these days. "Logic problems. Bias issues. Supply issues. Choice issues."
- Scott Kelby argues The Constantly Conflicting Photography Info is a result of misunderstanding opinions for fact. The trick is to listen to people you trust. "What I love about these photographers I trust is -- their advice is real world stuff," he writes. Kind of how it always used to work.
- Jason Row reviews the Sandmarc Motion Pro Variable ND Filter. In still photography, he notes, a neutral density filter "allows you to get your shutter speeds down to nice, slow levels, ideal for ethereal looking water or clouds." The Motion Pro has a 3 to 6 stop range.
- Today is the last day of B&H's Outdoor Photo/Video Travel Imaging Conference (or OPTIC) where you can score some deals that expire on July 17 using the code BHOPTIC2021.
- In Broadband in the Boonies 2021, Chris Breen details AT&T's effort to squash DSL. As the owner of the copper lines that provide telephone service to every home and over which DSL runs, AT&T wants out of the business, transitioning customers to fiber. "That desire, however, doesn't extend to actually providing fiber to the rural hayseeds," he writes. It's not just hayseeds, though, Breen. We're in the middle of San Francisco and still can't get fiber. Our VSL lines are owned by AT&T and it's just a matter of time before they refuse to lease them to Sonic, our ISP. Solution? "If you're me, you file a complaint with the FCC," he suggests as a starting point.
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