The American annual of photography . NEST AND EGGS OF RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. It is quite easy to photograph the winter birds l)y providingfeeding places for them. A shelf nailed outside of the win-dow, on which is placed suet and crumbs, will attract themimmediately, and they can be photographed through the win-dow, although for best results the camera should be outsideso that the best lighted side of the subject is taken. In takingthem through the window one sees only the shadow side,therefore the detail will not show up as well. 136. THE NINE MUSES. Edgar A. Cohen. Working as above described
The American annual of photography . NEST AND EGGS OF RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. It is quite easy to photograph the winter birds l)y providingfeeding places for them. A shelf nailed outside of the win-dow, on which is placed suet and crumbs, will attract themimmediately, and they can be photographed through the win-dow, although for best results the camera should be outsideso that the best lighted side of the subject is taken. In takingthem through the window one sees only the shadow side,therefore the detail will not show up as well. 136. THE NINE MUSES. Edgar A. Cohen. Working as above described I have photographed chicka-dees, nuthatches and woodpeckers, both through the windowand from the outside. When working outside I pin up a cur-tain to get behind, for while the birds are quite tame, it iseasier to photograph them if one is out of sight. Young birds make attractive subjects, and the easiest timeto photograph them is just as they leave the nest before theyare able to fly very far. Do not however, try to take themwithout someone to help you, as it is next to impossible tokeep them still and manipulate the camera at the same time. A prime requisite in this class of work is patience, and un-less one has it he had better not begin, but if one will carefullyfollow it he will be well repaid by his increased knowledge ofnature besides adding many attractive photographs to hisalbum.
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