. My life among the wild birds in Spain . adow. I steadiedmyself by pressing my feet against the cliff and straightening myknees but it was no good, for by no possibility could I obtainthe necessary focusing distance and, further, a time-exposure wasout of the question, owing to the absence of any possible meansto improvise a stand on which to rest the camera, and all thetime there was the vibration of the rope. Of course I took asnap and equally of course it was a failure. I have the picturestill, such as it is, with ghostly ill-focused rocks and its interestis that it records the absolutely
. My life among the wild birds in Spain . adow. I steadiedmyself by pressing my feet against the cliff and straightening myknees but it was no good, for by no possibility could I obtainthe necessary focusing distance and, further, a time-exposure wasout of the question, owing to the absence of any possible meansto improvise a stand on which to rest the camera, and all thetime there was the vibration of the rope. Of course I took asnap and equally of course it was a failure. I have the picturestill, such as it is, with ghostly ill-focused rocks and its interestis that it records the absolutely sheer nature of the cliff and showsthe (lutings of water action on the portion of the rock behind thenest. Having hauled myself into the nest, I packed my eggsand re-ascended. During this time, the old birds, as usual, lay offat a distance, rarely coming into view. This nest was in one of A Fine Situation JU3 three alternative sites, all on the face of the same big- cliff. Thesecond site was in a very similar position some 200 yards east. I HH
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