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Around The Horn
2 August 2024
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 the return of imprisoned Americans, Day 6 of the Paris Games, Simone Biles composites, a popular Flickr image, the Pentax FA 80-160mm f4.5 and print shop photo sizes.
- Reuters covers the Emotional Return for U.S. Prisoners Freed From Russian Detention at Joint Base Andrews yesterday.
- The Associated Press showcases its photos from Day 6 of the Paris Games. And Reuters adds its Best Photos, too.
- Composites by Jeremy White, Weiyi Cai and Scott Reinhard (from photos by Bedel Saget) show How Simone Biles Won the Olympic Women's Gymnastics All-Around Gold (gift link).
- Mike Johnston revisits his 'Flowers at the Edge of a Field', one of his most popular Flickr images "for some unknown reason." Readers explain it to him.
- Kirk Tuck mounts his new old Pentax FA 80-160mm f4.5 on his Fujifilm GFX 50S II using a Kipon Pentax to GFX lens adapter. He picked it up for $249. Manual focus and heavy, he used a video rig to support the lens on a tripod.
- A Reddit poster wonders, How Do Print Shops Print Specific Sizes?
More to come! Meanwhile, here's a look back. And please support our efforts...