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Around The Horn
17 October 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 Nikon Small World Photomicrography competition, the U.S. Army in North Carolina, Miops Spark, the Z system upgrade path, miniature succulents, Adobe MAX sneaks and art as medicine.
- The Guardian presents a selection of images from the Nikon Small World Photomicrography competition. The Top 20 and Honorable Mentions have also been published.
- Reuters shows 20 photos as U.S. Army Helps North Carolina Dig Out From Helene.
- Miops has announced the $139 Spark, a smart camera grip for the iPhone that doubles as a stand.
- Thom Hogan wonders, What's the Upgrade Path? in the Nikon Z system. "Nikon really needs to move a little further and a little faster than they have this year," he writes.
- Harold Davis continues his recent foray into monochrome images with For the Love of Small Things. "If one looks closely, you never know what you’ll see!" he writes. "I had the greatest time photographing this miniature civilization of succulents up close and personal."
- Adobe Max Sneaks are being published now. Adobe engineers give a first look at potential future technologies, "which may or may not make it into upcoming versions of Adobe products."
- In Art Is the Best Medicine, Jessica McQueen writes, "Research shows that engaging with art, whether that means visiting a museum, strumming a guitar, or painting a canvas, changes our bodies and minds for the better." She explains how it works. "When we look at visual art, what we see goes through our eyes to the back of the brain (to the occipital lobe, to be precise) to process what we are seeing. Because our bodies are mostly water, we can also feel vibrations of an artwork’s solid mass and any sounds or sensorial cues. The more time we spend viewing, and really contemplating, an artwork, the more connections our brain makes to other physiological and emotional systems, enabling us to actually feel effects on multiple levels."
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