The American annual of photography . conditions. The compound shutter permitsone to give time or less rapid exposures with less vibrationthan is possible with the focal plane shutter. This apparatusis heavy, bunglesome and impractical where one must oftenclimb trees, or to other heights and anchor the camera. So thisnecessitates an addition to ones equipment, and I would ad-vise a 4 X 5 long bellows (14 to 20 inches) camera with a re-volving back, fitted with a lens working at F 6/8 or F/7 withinterchangeable lens boards, and a faster lens, F 4/5 and Mul-tispeed shutter with a direct finder fo
The American annual of photography . conditions. The compound shutter permitsone to give time or less rapid exposures with less vibrationthan is possible with the focal plane shutter. This apparatusis heavy, bunglesome and impractical where one must oftenclimb trees, or to other heights and anchor the camera. So thisnecessitates an addition to ones equipment, and I would ad-vise a 4 X 5 long bellows (14 to 20 inches) camera with a re-volving back, fitted with a lens working at F 6/8 or F/7 withinterchangeable lens boards, and a faster lens, F 4/5 and Mul-tispeed shutter with a direct finder for emergency am not interested in the sale of any special make of lens orcamera, and everything I may say in this article relative to themerits of any particular device or lens is based solely on myexperience with my own outfit, fully realizing that there maybe others just as good that I have not tried. A photograph of a bird is reproduced with more exactnessthan it is possible to make a drawing with pen or brush. It 266. I n l-H w> 267 portrays its habits, illustrates it surroundings, reproduces itsnatural pose, social customs and nesting peculiarities. Henceto the naturalist it is invaluable. It makes for future genera-tions, a true historical record. I would much prefer the pic-ture of a Loggerhead Shrike (Figure 2) to his poor mummi-fied and distorted preserved body. It requires far more pa-tience, skill and better marksmanship to shoot some birds witha camera at close range than to slaughter it with a charge firedfrom a ten gauge shotgun. And in one you destroy while theother you preserve. Also, if you shoot with your camera yourconscience does not smite you when you look at your scorecard in after years. When you see a bird your thoughts willbe in ^stops, F Values, speed, developments, light intensities,focus and exposures, instead of smokeless powder, chilled shotand mangled and crippled bird friends. There are no closedseasons on camera hunting and snapsho
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