With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . )rocure a good view of the eggs oryoung. We get over inconveniences of this kindby mounting the tri])od on impi-ovised stilts cut fromany suitable sticks growing handy, and my brotherfocussing from my shoulders, as shown in the some-what odd-looking illustration on page 354 WITH XAT LIRE AND A CAMERA. Such wild animals as Rabbits, Hedgehogs, andVoles require very patient waiting for, witli thecamera well hidden. We cover ours with a greenfocussing cloth, which has each of it
With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . )rocure a good view of the eggs oryoung. We get over inconveniences of this kindby mounting the tri])od on impi-ovised stilts cut fromany suitable sticks growing handy, and my brotherfocussing from my shoulders, as shown in the some-what odd-looking illustration on page 354 WITH XAT LIRE AND A CAMERA. Such wild animals as Rabbits, Hedgehogs, andVoles require very patient waiting for, witli thecamera well hidden. We cover ours with a greenfocussing cloth, which has each of its four cornersweighted with gunshot to prevent it from flappingin a breeze, and then hide the front with bushes,taking care, however, that no drooping leaf standsa chance of interposing itself between the lens andthe ol:)ject to be i)hotogra])hed. My brother thenlies up at a convenient distance with the binoculars,and waits until the object he desires to photographcomes within the field of focus, and exposes hisplate by a squeeze of the air-ball at the end ofthe pneumatic tube controlling his silent shutter. Birds on their nests feeding their young, andat rest in their natural haunts, are photographedin a similar manner. The great secret of all field work is the power tokeep absolutely still for a prolonged period oftime. I have stood like a statue in a perfectlyexposed place besi
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