The American annual of photography . VERIS SUPERBA. NATHAN R. GRAVES. ^. PHOTOGRAPHING MARINE SUBJECTS By WILLIAM S. DAVIS HEN ones vacation is spent at the seashore thechances of obtaining interesting snapshots aremany, but, as working conditions on or near thewater vary considerably from those found in-land, a few words of advice may save the inex-perienced from making preventable mistakes, with theiraccompanying disappointments. In the first place, dont let your camera lie around in thebright sunshine when not in use, for aside from the possibilityof intense light finding a minute place to
The American annual of photography . VERIS SUPERBA. NATHAN R. GRAVES. ^. PHOTOGRAPHING MARINE SUBJECTS By WILLIAM S. DAVIS HEN ones vacation is spent at the seashore thechances of obtaining interesting snapshots aremany, but, as working conditions on or near thewater vary considerably from those found in-land, a few words of advice may save the inex-perienced from making preventable mistakes, with theiraccompanying disappointments. In the first place, dont let your camera lie around in thebright sunshine when not in use, for aside from the possibilityof intense light finding a minute place to penetrate, the heatis bad for the sensitive materials, and grit or sand may workinto the shutter, thus affecting its operation. If a regularcarrying-case is not used the camera can be protected with afocusing-cloth. The supply of plates or films both before and after exposureshould be kept in as dry and cool a place as possible, since afew weeks of moist heat is liable to injure the freshestmaterial. If one uses a folding camera of the usual variety it is wellto prote
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