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Enhancing the enjoyment of taking pictures with news that matters, features that entertain and images that delight. Published frequently.
16 June 2025
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 Associated Press over the weekend, Pride Month, NYC's elevated waterfront, Lucas Foglia, Tanaka on the Fujifilm GFX100RF, selling the Fujifilm GFX100RF, iCloud Photos storage and a found SD card.
- The Associated Press has photos of the Military Parade Marking Army's 250th Anniversary Amid Anti-Trump Protests. A little of each.
- Reuters posts 30 photos of Pride Month Celebrations Worldwide. More flags but no tanks.
- Tobias Everke photographs New York City's New Elevated Waterfront. Nearly 13 years after Hurricane Sandy flooded lower Manhattan, the first section of East River Park, designed to withstand storm surges, has opened to the public.
- Sophie Wright reviews Lucas Foglia's Constant Bloom, his latest book following Painted Lady butterflies along the same wildflower route they have taken for millions of years between Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
- Ken Tanaka concludes his notes on the Fujifilm GFX100RF with some nice close-ups of the controls.
- OTOH, Nilofer Khan wonders Why Is Everyone Selling Their Fujifilm GFX100RF? "Fujifilm's medium format camera is currently going through backorders on the USA Web site, with no clear indication of when anyone will get their device," he writes. "On the other hand, those who have already managed to purchase are now selling the camera at a minimum rise of 17 percent.
- Glenn Fleishman answers a question about Reducing Suboptimal iCloud Photos Storage Sizes. In the process, he details how iCloud Photos manages your storage.
- Were you in Rome on May 29 for a wedding? If so someone who Found SD Card in a Taxi in Rome is trying to return it. Some good advice on tracking down the owner follows in the comments.
More to come! Meanwhile, here's a look five years back. And please support our efforts...