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21 February 2020
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 California's National Parks, tricolor separations, Tower Arch, use case, tracking, metadata, old Leicas, Sigma Mount Converter and Helen Yancy.
- In Seeing California's National Parks by Train, McNair Evans rides the San Joaquin to get an unusual view of the nation's natural sanctuaries, Yosemite and Sequoia.
- Ghost Glaciers: The Transcendent Anthropocen gives a peek at Peter Funch's latest photo-book The Imperfect Atlas, which "explores human impact on the environment by using a technique invented at the height of the industrial revolution -- RGB tricolor separations."
- In Exciting Ride to Tower Arch, Harold Davis goes off road (he wasn't driving) to get a gorgeous shot under cloudy skies.
- In What's the Use Case?, Kirk Tuck writes, "I guess the important consideration is to match the output of your main device to the demands of your creative target." You can rent the stuff for the odd demanding job.
- Leo G compares Sony A7R IV Focus Tracking vs. Nikon D850 for a shoot of a "most difficult dog." The lighter Sony with its "animal eye-follow" took the crown.
- Protect Your Images by Adding Contact and Copyright Metadata to Them broaches the subject with tutorials on using Adobe products to add metadata. But you can also use the free ExifTool by Phil Harvey.
- In No Your Nazi Leica Is Not Real, Bellamy Hunt explains how to tell a fake World War II Leica from a real one. And where all the fakes are coming from.
- Sigma announced its Mount Converter MC-31 will ship Feb. 27 for $679. The converter allows PL-mount lenses to be used with L-mount cameras like the Sigma fp.
- Bob Coates presents the acceptance speech of Helen Yancy upon receiving the Professional Photographers of America Lifetime Achievement Award. Short, sweet and complete with three tips you won't forget.
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