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29 October 2022
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 underwater photographers, documenting breast cancer treatment, the Voightlander Nocton 40mm f1.4 lens, three castles and a scary ride.
- In The Best Underwater Photographers Making Magic on Camera, Feroz Khan spotlights 10 photographers who are "all wet." They include Barney Smith, Tom Bendelow, Andrew Musgrove, Team Submerge, Tobias Friedrich, Zola Chen, Christy Lee Rogers, Nadine Bauer, Brett Stanley and Arman Zhenikeyev.
- In A Photographer Documents Her Personal Journey With Breast Cancer, Eleonora Ghioldi chronicles her cancer treatment in graphic pictures. "Suddenly, the world has an expiration date," she writes.
- Kirk Tuck takes his Sigma fp and a new Voightlander Nocton 40mm f1.4 to South Congress Avenue for a test. The lens survived but the camera wasn't up to street shooting. He's looking for a compact vacation kit. "More on the search and testing tomorrow," he writes. Meanwhile, a nice selection of images.
- Harold Davis captures the ruing of Three Castles in Eguisheim, Alsace, France. "The structures date to the 1200s" but were destroyed in 1466 during the Six Deniers war. The low-constrast monochrome image was shot with a Nikon D850 and 8-15mm lens at 15mm, f22 and ISO 64. Click on the image to enlarge (and click again).
- British photographer Mark Chilvers' best phone picture Wasn't My Best Parenting Decision. The ghost train ride was a bit too scary for his six-year-old son.
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