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Standard Time

11 March 2026

This is how standard time ended for us Saturday night. As soon as it got dark, we took our pitch-fueled torch and wandered through the house, room by room, setting the clocks an hour ahead.

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Around The Horn

11 March 2026

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 Paris Fashion Week, Hong Kong's basketball courts, Múlajökull, sports photography, dynamic range and women shaping photography.

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Adobe Adds AI Tools to Photoshop, Firefly

10 March 2026

Adobe has announced new conversational AI enhancements targeted at the process of creating and editing images in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Firefly Image Editor.

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Around The Horn

10 March 2026

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 Fukushima, Reuters' day, Luigi Ghirri exhibit, Miya Tsudome, super telephoto compacts and older photographers.

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Locked

9 March 2026

We were puzzled to see such a forbidding lock on a cabinet in a recreation room. Was the main recreation lock breaking, we wondered.

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Around The Horn

9 March 2026

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 International Women's Day, Iran last week, Tuck's Sunday and Hpgan's week.

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Spring Forward

7 March 2026

Public service is in our blood. Twice a year, anyway, when we feel the urge to remind you that Daylight Saving Time (for those of us who observe it) takes effect at 2 a.m. tomorrow. Which instantly becomes 3 a.m.

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Matinee: 'Robin Radin: The World from Jamaica Plain'

7 March 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

7 March 2026

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 Jesse Jackson memorial, Frank Lopez, Heipi tripod and Bouquets to Art.

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Friday Slide Show: Sutro Heights Park

6 March 2026

On the bluff above the Cliff House, Sutro Heights Park sits where Adolph Sutro built his mansion and opened its gardens to the public high above Sutro Baths.

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Around The Horn

6 March 2026

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 AP's week, Reuter's week, Altaf Qadri, Grundtvigs Kirke and Paul Melcher.

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Around The Horn

5 March 2026

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 Holi, Cuba, Stefan Falke, bugs, prints, matching an old print and fixing a filter.

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Using Generative Fill to Replace Subjects

4 March 2026

We liked this night view of the church up the street, filtered through our unwashed front window, so we lined up the shot a few days ago. We knew it would be photobombed by the Mt. Sutro communication tower but we thought we could deal with that in post production.

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Around The Horn

4 March 2026

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 Franco Fontana, Nick Ut, Elsa Garrison, small sensor photography, creative exposure plus Apple's new monitors and MacBook Pros.

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Test Drive: PureRaw 6

3 March 2026

DxO's PureRaw, a preprocessor for Raw files, is a tremendous idea. You can simply add it to your workflow no matter which image editing software application you prefer. And you'll get the benefit of DxO's extensive optics modules corrections to whatever camera and lens combination you shot with.

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Around The Horn

3 March 2026

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 the blood-red lunar eclipse, the Middle East at war, Alex Frayne and tripods.

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Around The Horn

2 March 2026

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 Ramadan, AI chalk wars, principles of lighting and putting it in writing.

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February Archived

2 March 2026

We've just archived Volume 15, Number 2 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 12 Features, 7 commented News stories, 24 Editor's Notes (which included 126 items of interest) and one site note for a total of 44 stories.

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February

Matinee: 'Sisters' First Photo Together'

28 February 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

28 February 2026

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 the attack on Iran, home in black-and-white, picture size and Coreen Simpson.

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Friday Slide Show: Song of India

27 February 2026

This tall ornamental beauty has graced our entryway for well over 20 years when a niece who was visiting gave it to us. It just keeps growing taller and taller under the skylight so we keep putting it on shorter and shorter plant stands.

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Around The Horn

27 February 2026

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 AP's week, Reuters' week plus some unusual photos, Underwater Photographer of the Year, Adam Moran, Thom Hogan on CP+, pincushion distortion and the Ligar for film cameras.

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Around The Horn

26 February 2026

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 Camille Seaman, Kirk Tuck, the valoi easy35 v2 scanner, Peakto 2.7 and Mode by Flickr.

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Around The Horn

25 February 2026

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 the State of the Union, spring training, alternatives to Ring and surveillance cameras.

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Nikon Announces Nikkor Z 70-200mm f2.8 VR S II

24 February 2026

Nikon has announced the Nikkor Z 70-200mm f2.8 VR S II, the second-generation version of its pro-level, fast telephoto zoom. The new zoom features improved optical performance, faster focusing and is 26 percent lighter, the company said.

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Around The Horn

24 February 2026

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 a different Olympics, Greek Flour War, Ukraine, resistance, Jeff Mermelstein, Tracy L Chandler, Snapseed, Hogan's week and ISO.

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Reflections on Covering the Olympics

23 February 2026

In today's broadcast of the PBS News Hour, several of the press photographers covering the Milano-Cortina Olympics reflected on the experience -- and their best shots.

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A Sunset Unlike Any Other

23 February 2026

Well, having observed a few sunsets from our picture window over a few decades now, we would insist that no sunset is like any other. The sky is a big place with lots of things happening in it and it would be miraculous to look up and see the same thing twice.

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Around The Horn

23 February 2026

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 NYT Olympic highlights, Mexico, Northeast winter storm, a rare white whale, an APO 50mm f2 SL Summicron and digitizing 70mm film.

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Matinee: 'Yellowstone Winter 2026'

21 February 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

21 February 2026

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 Olympic fans, natty outfits at the Olympics, Cuban circus performers and Drumettes.

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Friday Slide Show: The L Taraval

20 February 2026

We live on a street that runs from the middle of the city to the beach. And last night we were invited to a dinner party on our street -- near the beach. So we took our electric vehicle: the L Taraval streetcar.

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Around The Horn

20 February 2026

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 AP's week, Reuters' week, megapixels, Michael Shaw and the Fat Shot X panoramic camera.

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Tamron Announces 35-100mm f2.8 Zoom

19 February 2026

Tamron has announced its 35-100mm f2.8 Di III VXD zoom for Sony E-mountand Nikon Z mount full-frame mirrorless cameras.

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Tamron Lens Utility 5.0 Released

19 February 2026

Tamron has released version 5.0 of its Lens Utility. "This update introduces a variety of new functions and enhances existing features to support a more comfortable and creative shooting experience," the company said.

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Around The Horn

19 February 2026

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 robotic and remote cameras, unusual pictures, Mamuthones and Issohadores, Sony World Photography awards, Buzkashi and the Milky Way.

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Around The Horn

18 February 2026

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 Ramadan, Mardi Gras, Carnival, sacred spaces, astrophotography resources and William Eggleston.

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Around The Horn

17 February 2026

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 the Winter Olympics, the Year of the Fire Horse, Martin Parr's Ireland, Rainbow Dreams, Light Stalking contest winners, Mr. Thompson, the Leica CL system, sky replacement and Hogan.

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Presidents Day

16 February 2026

We've always used the plural possessive form of this holiday's name (Presidents' Day, that is) because it honors all the men (still just men) who have served in that office. What started as homage to George Washington and conveniently lumped in Abraham Lincoln has, however, come to include a few scoundrels, including the present convicted felon.

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A Valentine

14 February 2026

The hearts festooned in this entryway greeted visitors to Kaiser's hospital on Geary in 2020. We were there at an ungodly hour of the morning for Joyce's first of nine surgeries to repair damaged tissue in her leg following radiation treatment, which itself followed surgery to remove a malignant tumor.

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Matinee: Nate Collins' Coastal Wildlife

14 February 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

14 February 2026

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 Valentine's cards, unusual pictures, a code of ethics and Zenit TTL's Composition Guide.

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Friday Slide Show: Le Quattro Stagioni

13 February 2026

We hung these on a hefty support beam that separates the dining room from the living room. The ceiling rests on the beam, which is covered in sheet rock and painted the wall color. The beam cried out for just this kind of decoration on the dining room side.

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Around The Horn

13 February 2026

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 AP's week, Reuters's week, Yolanda del Amo, Szilveszter Makó and getting the color right.

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Around The Horn

12 February 2026

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 everyday life at the Olympic venues, LensCulture's Art Photography Awards, Claire Thomas, Stephen Wilkes, bird close-ups and deleted iPhone photos.

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Around The Horn

11 February 2026

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 monks, the Olympics, Life magazine, André Kertész, the OM-3 Astro and a used Tamron 28–75mm.

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Those Orchids

10 February 2026

That white orchid we photographed in The Orchid Friday slide show has continued to bloom, along with its smaller magenta companion. Joyce is still not home as she recuperates from surgery so she hasn't been able to enjoy it.

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Around The Horn

10 February 2026

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 Melbourne, David Masoko, LR's Scene Enhance tool, Paul Melcher and Peak Design's lifetime warranty.

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Around The Horn

9 February 2026

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 and Reuters coverage of the Super Bowl and Bad Bunny's Halftime Show, the Winter Olympics and Kirk Tuck.

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Harvey Posts ExifTool 13.50 Production Release

7 February 2026

Phil Harvey has posted ExifTool v13.50, the first production release since v13.44 on Dec. 15, 2025. The release is available in three formats, including a Windows executable and macOS package.

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Matinee: 'Sports Photos'

7 February 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

7 February 2026

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 the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Day One at the Olympics, a review of the week and memory price inflation.

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Friday Slide Show: Majolica Fish Vase

6 February 2026

This amusing creation sits on our bathroom vanity holding a few old fashioned toothbrushes (the manually operated kind). We have no idea where it originated.

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Around The Horn

6 February 2026

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 Reuters's week, Portland protests, Close-Up Photographer of the Year, early digital and a contract negotiation.

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Canon Announces RF7-14mm Fisheye, RF14mm f1.4 Prime

5 February 2026

Canon has announced its RF7-14mm f2.8-3.5 L Fisheye STM zoom lens and its RF14mm f1.4 L VCM prime lens. The RF7-14mm f2.8-3.5 L Fisheye STM zoom lens introduces the world's widest angle zoom lens with a 190° field of view while the RF14mm f1.4 L VCM prime lens delivers Canon's brightest ultra-wide angle interchangeable lens.

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Canon Announces PowerShot G7 X Mark III

5 February 2026

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PowerShot line, Canon has announced a limited edition PowerShot G7 X Mark III camera with a limited color body design and 30 year anniversary logo.

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Around The Horn

5 February 2026

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 Cubans, Wendy Ewald, Wildlife POTY People's Choice Award, a haircut and black-and-white landscapes.

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Around The Horn

4 February 2026

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 Torrance York, the Westminster Dog Show, landscape photography tutotials, Rijksmuseum's Fake! and John Biever.

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The Door

3 February 2026

This is the famous door in the basement of City Lights bookstore in North Beach. The basement was apparently once a meeting place for Christians who painted inspiring messages on the walls. But when it came to The Door, it seems, they resorted to the uninspiring facts.

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Around The Horn

3 February 2026

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 Hazel Gaskin, Trevor Traynor, a preferred lens, five iPad photo apps and deploying Visual AI.

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Around The Horn

2 February 2026

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 the Grammys, Manu Fernandez, frozen Niagara Falls, digitizing film, the Fujifilm XF200mm f2, Leica's Noctilux and Thom's update.

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January Archived

2 February 2026

We've just archived Volume [x], Number [x] of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 15 Features, 4 commented News stories, 27 Editor's Notes (which included 135 items of interest) and one site note for a total of 47 stories.

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10 December 2012

It would almost always catch us by surprise. We'd advance the film on our Nikon FM2 only to find out we'd already taken the last shot.

Sometimes that happens in life, too.

After 13 years as the editor of the Imaging Resource Newsletter, we have parted ways. It's going one way, we're going another.

We wish the company well and remain grateful for the opportunity to discuss our passion for getting the picture with each reader who welcomed such a long email every two weeks in their inbox.

But as we used to tell our (usually) patient subject when we realized we had to put a new roll of film in the camera, "Wait a minute!"

Because we aren't done yet.

And this publication is our way of continuing to discuss our passion for getting the picture. We have several reviews in progress, covering tablet software, new image editing software for the desktop, LED lighting and more.

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