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27 January 2017
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 (with more than 140 characters). This time we look at Stephen Hilger, a mysterious White House portrait, how to gel a speedlight and capturing lava flow.
- In Photos of the New Orleans Neighborhood That Disappeared, Ellyn Kail presents 11 black-and-white images from Stephen Hilger's Back of Town, which documents the neighborhood after Katrina and before its demolition.
- Jacob Gardenswartz asks a few photo experts What's So Strange About Trump's White House Portrait?. It's not the magenta tie.
- Strobist David Hobby explains How to Safely Gel a Speedlight, which involves making sure there's an air gap between the fresnel lens of the strobe and your gel. But even then....
- In G61 Ocean Entry Lava Flow + Behind the Scenes, Mark Jacobs recounts the tale of capturing lava flowing into the ocean with his friend Jack Fusco. And if you read to the end, there's a 61G Ocean Entry Giveaway that includes three drawings.
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