The American annual of photography . Illustrating Article Moonlight Pictures, by H. Oliver Bodinc. MOONLIGHT PICTURES By H. OLIVER BODINE. NE of the most fascinating branches of photo-graphy, and one that can be successfully mas-tered by any camera worker, is that of takingpictures which when finished have the appear-ance and effect of having been taken by moon-light. It is true that very beautiful effects can be obtainedwith nothing but the moon as a source of illumination, butthe work is tedious, has many disappointments, and is onlysuccessful (to any great extent) with certain subjects. For
The American annual of photography . Illustrating Article Moonlight Pictures, by H. Oliver Bodinc. MOONLIGHT PICTURES By H. OLIVER BODINE. NE of the most fascinating branches of photo-graphy, and one that can be successfully mas-tered by any camera worker, is that of takingpictures which when finished have the appear-ance and effect of having been taken by moon-light. It is true that very beautiful effects can be obtainedwith nothing but the moon as a source of illumination, butthe work is tedious, has many disappointments, and is onlysuccessful (to any great extent) with certain subjects. For several years I made a specialty of moonlight picturesafter having spent a number of years in other classes of work,such as landscapes, genre, speed, etc., and I must say that Ireceived more real enjoyment in searching out and finding mymoonlight pictures than in all the balance of my photographicwork. The majority of my negatives were made in the early spring,or late fall, at which times the cloud formations are mostpronounced, assume the greatest variety of shapes and forms,when the sun gives a peculiar yellow radiance both in th
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