. The American annual of photography. the exposure, but the extra filterhelps considerably in cutting down the excessive blue. There has been a good deal of comment on the pink skieswhich we often notice on over-exposed autochroms. Most ofus seem to look on this as something detrimental, but ourbrothers of the brush seem to take a different view. It israther a surprise to the autochrom worker when he first hearsthe artist rave over those wonderful pink skies and the beau-tiful blues in the shadows. Another point that I would like to make strong is the use ofthe soft focus lens for pictorial ef
. The American annual of photography. the exposure, but the extra filterhelps considerably in cutting down the excessive blue. There has been a good deal of comment on the pink skieswhich we often notice on over-exposed autochroms. Most ofus seem to look on this as something detrimental, but ourbrothers of the brush seem to take a different view. It israther a surprise to the autochrom worker when he first hearsthe artist rave over those wonderful pink skies and the beau-tiful blues in the shadows. Another point that I would like to make strong is the use ofthe soft focus lens for pictorial effects on the autochrom. Byuse of this lens the most wonderful blendings of color can beobtained. Pictures can be made which resemble Corots orTurners, and the colors instead of being sharp look moreas if they had been laid on with a painters brush. It is thisclass of picture which appeals most to artists and go a long waytowards showing them that the camera is just as legitimate ameans of making pictures as is the painters brush. 105. SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION. Print from enlarcfed negative from autochrome. Illustrating article AWords About Autochroms, by David J. Sheahan. {Page 104.) Few J. 06
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