The American annual of photography . uire the leastartistic taste and technical ability in camera work. This mayapply to still life studies in a studio, but let one trace thewildlings to their lair and there work with them he will findhis pursuit full of romance and adventure. One of the humiliating and discouraging phases of this kindof outdoor work is the persistent refusal of the weather to beagreeable and accommodate itself to the days when one canget away from the everyday struggle for existence. Then again, the majority of wild flowers are as shy aswild natives or children about having t
The American annual of photography . uire the leastartistic taste and technical ability in camera work. This mayapply to still life studies in a studio, but let one trace thewildlings to their lair and there work with them he will findhis pursuit full of romance and adventure. One of the humiliating and discouraging phases of this kindof outdoor work is the persistent refusal of the weather to beagreeable and accommodate itself to the days when one canget away from the everyday struggle for existence. Then again, the majority of wild flowers are as shy aswild natives or children about having their picture took,and wnll not desist from playing tag with the zephyrs longenough to get a good impression on the plate. Some of theless lively ones, on the other hand, are indifferent and willstand perfectly quiet and let you shoot at them with a smalldiaphragm as long as you wish. (3ne of these is the staid andsedate skunk cabbage (Figure i), although his home is in themuck and mud, and even though your feet may be encased in i66. CLARISSA HOVEY. 167 storm boots and your body in old clothes, you will ensue froma tussle with Mr. Spathyema in such a disreputable conditionthat you prefer to sneak home along the railroad track andenter your abode from the back door. Mushrooms and toad-stools also lend themselves willingly as models for posingand live in a more respectable neighborhood. Early in the spring I was working with a pretty group ofHepaticas (Figure 2), snuggled away at the base of a bigtree, where they were protected from the raw March on the ground with a shortened tripod and workingby the sweat of my brow under the focusing cloth I becameaware of a rustling in the leaves. Throwing back the coverand searching for the cause I perceived three little gartersnakes, peeking from their hole, their heads perched oneabove the other and eyeing me with intense interest. Mammaand Papa snake were on the outside wondering what all thefuss was about. Finally Mamma ma
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