The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . may seem a bird in capti\-ity is seldom an easy subject forthe camera ; little less difficult in fact than the bird in its wild state. A petblue bird which I once owned was absolutely tame and would go to sleep in NATURE WITH A KODAK. 157 my partly-closed hand, and yet after he was six weeks old, I was never ableto get a good photograph of the little rascal during the two years that Ikept him. After ha\ing tried various schemes I tliink the most satisfactoryone (though very far from perfect) is a long cone-sha
The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . may seem a bird in capti\-ity is seldom an easy subject forthe camera ; little less difficult in fact than the bird in its wild state. A petblue bird which I once owned was absolutely tame and would go to sleep in NATURE WITH A KODAK. 157 my partly-closed hand, and yet after he was six weeks old, I was never ableto get a good photograph of the little rascal during the two years that Ikept him. After ha\ing tried various schemes I tliink the most satisfactoryone (though very far from perfect) is a long cone-shaped cage made ofmosquito netting or bobbinnet, the bottom and laiger end being of wooden end is for the background. At the other or smaller end thenetting is attached to the lens by means of a tape or rubber band. Theremust be an opening at one side of the netting so that yo\x can arrange thenecessary perch with the t\\ig and manipulate the bird. The whole con-trivance can be supported on two wooden horses and placed so that thesun will come from any desired Cool Coiit/oi I. A. RADCL\IIt: PART III. ANIMALS. As a sport, wild animal j)hotography should enjoy a far greater popu-larity than it does, for anything more exciting tlian stalking a wild animalwith the camera is hard to imagine. Isually it is impossible to apijroachas near as one wishes to animals in their native haunts, and it is astonishing 15S X-rlTfK£ ]]ITH A KODAK. how close one needs to be to a deer for instance, with the lens of ordinaryfocal length, in order to secure an image of appreciable size. Every yearhundreds, almost thousands, of Kodak photographs of deer are made, andin nearly every instance the owner of the camera is surprised, often disgusted,at the insignificance of the animal, frequently a magnifying glass beingnecessary before its whereabouts can be discovered, so the first thing toremember is, not to press the button too soon. Wait until you are nearenough to have a
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