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Around The Horn
30 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 extreme heat, Budapest Pride, high-magnification macrophotography and RapidRAW.
- The Associated Press shows how Extreme Heat is affecting parts of Europe.
- In Budapest Pride Draws Huge Crowds Defying Ban, Reuters presents 26 photos of the rally banned by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Tens of thousands marched through Hungary's capital in protest.
- Jim Kasson discusses Choosing Gear for High-Magnification Macrophotography. He's after two- to five-times magnification on a medium format sensor. "The equipment itself is not the point, but at these magnifications, the right gear can be the difference between frustration and progress," he writes.
- An 18-year-old photographer and programmer is writing a free Open-Source Lightweight Raw Editor [LMW] in Rust, Tauri and React. RapidRAW source or builds can be downloaded from GitHub.
More to come! Meanwhile, here's a look five years back. And please support our efforts...