. Nature and the camera; how to photograph live birds and their nests; animals, wild and tame; reptiles; insects; fish and other aquatic forms; flowers, trees, and fungi . he tank is made it should besmoothly lined with white oilcloth. This is easilycleaned, and its bright surface reflects the light andtherefore prevents heavy black shadows. It will be noticed that when a fish is placed in theaquarium, after stirring up any accessories that mayhave been arranged, he immediately retires to the farthermost cor-ner, out of reachof the prevent thishis range mustbe restricted, andthe best
. Nature and the camera; how to photograph live birds and their nests; animals, wild and tame; reptiles; insects; fish and other aquatic forms; flowers, trees, and fungi . he tank is made it should besmoothly lined with white oilcloth. This is easilycleaned, and its bright surface reflects the light andtherefore prevents heavy black shadows. It will be noticed that when a fish is placed in theaquarium, after stirring up any accessories that mayhave been arranged, he immediately retires to the farthermost cor-ner, out of reachof the prevent thishis range mustbe restricted, andthe best way to dothis is by placinga sheet of glass inthe grooves as shown in Fig. 2. The smaller the fishthe nearer to the front must this glass fence be large fish it is not safe to restrict their move-ments too much. It makes them very restless andfrequently results in their breaking the glass or killingthemselves. The glass partition serves also to preventthe fish disturbing the aquatic vegetation which addsso much to the beauty of the picture. This subjectwill be more fully dealt with later on. It is notadvisable to allow the partition to rest on the bottom,. Fig. 2. PHOTOGKArHING FISH 95 as by so doing it interferes with the circulation ofthe water. A small block placed inside the groovesat the lower end will prevent this. An extra bottom board covered with white oil-cloth will be found useful when photographing hshthat stay on the bottom. This board should havean arrangement by which it can be tilted so that theend farthest from the glass may be elevated. Handles at either end of the aquarium are useful,but they should not be used when it is full of water;the strain is too great, and is likely to cause much for the aquarium. Now we come to itssupport, and for this I can recommend nothing moresimple or more efficient than a pair of wooden horses,upon which two long thick boards should be length of these boards must depend on the focallength of the
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