The American annual of photography . waves by two past masters in theart, F. J. Mortimer and Jas. H. McCorkle, which are wellworth studying. Use only fresh film at the seaside, and develop your expo-sures as early as possible after the roll is finished. Further-more, especially after an evening expedition, it is wise to open 259 the camera front, pull out the bellows, and stand it on a shelfinside the house for the night, to allow any moisture absorbedby the leather to dry out. Rub the bright parts over now andthen with a rag slightly moist with oil. If the camera getssplashed with sea water,
The American annual of photography . waves by two past masters in theart, F. J. Mortimer and Jas. H. McCorkle, which are wellworth studying. Use only fresh film at the seaside, and develop your expo-sures as early as possible after the roll is finished. Further-more, especially after an evening expedition, it is wise to open 259 the camera front, pull out the bellows, and stand it on a shelfinside the house for the night, to allow any moisture absorbedby the leather to dry out. Rub the bright parts over now andthen with a rag slightly moist with oil. If the camera getssplashed with sea water, as will happen, stop right there andwipe it as dry as possible, and when you get home dont forgetto open it up to dry as described above. Now as to my illustrations: excepting No. i, which has beenmentioned above, all the negatives were made with an oldstyle No. 3 F. P. K., with B. & L. Plastigmat lens, on roll film,mostly Vulcan. Developed with Thermo Pyro Soda in time of day is in all cases reduced to true solar Figure 7. regardless of daylight saving, so the standard is uniform,summer and winter alike. No. 2, Sunset, like the needle-hole, was made with theidea of showing what is possible in the yellow light of thesetting sun by the seashore. It will be noticed that the directrays of weak sunshine were not enough to cause fog or hala-tion, and yet the scene is sufficiently well lighted for a snap-shot. Data: p. m. in June, , 1/25 sec. No filter. No. 3, A Pacific Comber, was made in August at m., weather dull and cloudy. , 1/25 sec. This showsthe advantage of keeping the camera low down: it was on theunextended tripod, placed close to the edge of the surf. No. 4, Where the Surges Ever Roar, on a cloudless dayin mid-December, with the sun nearly ahead. F/32, 1/40 sec. 260
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