. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 10 mxe gveeiiev ani> gtjTjjrtsmcm [October 18, 1902 Catching Fish With a Camera. Arwimmingfish and a running horse are objects about equally difficult to photograph. But of the two, the former is the most difficult. The moving of the fish, the moving of the water and the reflection of th« light makes a combination of obstacles almost fatal to a picture. However, for a study of marine life and where pictures may be obtained with careful working and correct lenses at our very door, is at the aquarium at Avalon, Catalina Island. Tbe variety of fishes and the cu
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 10 mxe gveeiiev ani> gtjTjjrtsmcm [October 18, 1902 Catching Fish With a Camera. Arwimmingfish and a running horse are objects about equally difficult to photograph. But of the two, the former is the most difficult. The moving of the fish, the moving of the water and the reflection of th« light makes a combination of obstacles almost fatal to a picture. However, for a study of marine life and where pictures may be obtained with careful working and correct lenses at our very door, is at the aquarium at Avalon, Catalina Island. Tbe variety of fishes and the curious specimens of marine life that are found in this aquarium is wonder- ful, and the fact that every specimen in these tanks is found in the waters near and adjoining Avalon bay is a fact that all California should be proud of. Nowhere in the world, excepting, perhaps, in the far-famed aquarium at Naples, are there so many curious speci- mens of aquatic life. The aquarium was opened on the 4th of July, 1899, and within two years it has become one of the attrac- tions of the Pacific Coast. Scientists may find the rarest specimens for marine studies, and photogra- phers may find the one place in the West where pic tures can be successfully taken of both common and curious fishes as they appear in their homes. The three long rows of tanks are well lighted and are kept in clean and pure condition. The early morning sun shines down upon the top of the eastern tanks, while the noon sun visits the western. It is perfectly fasci- nating to spend a morning trying to catch these fanny creatures on the fly. The pet of the island is a grand old fish whose home is now in the aquarium. It is a dignified specimen of sheepshead. He is full grown and of age; but before the aquarium was started he attracted his share of attention sailing around in a big tank kept on the veranda of the Metropole. That was some three years ago, when his majesty'scoat was a bright rose pink; but now, from age an
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