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Title: 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
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Dugmore, Arthur Radclyffe, 1870-
Subjects: Nature photography
Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Page
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r becauseshe is afraid to move. To take advantage of this, greatcare must be observed. Not only must no suddenmovement or noise be made, but the camera should beassembled at some distance from the nest, yet withinsight of it, and then gradually brought nearer andnearer. The first exposure might be made while atsome distance, in order to be sure of at least one pho-tograph. This precaution is advisable because one cannever tell exactly how near the bird will allow thecamera to be placed. Having secured one picture, tryanother at a few feet nearer, and so on until either youare within the desired distance or the bird has flown.The subject of exposure is one that requires a fewwords. Almost always people make the mistake ofunder-exposing, believing that because the bird is alivenothing but an instantaneous exposure can possiblysecure a sharp picture. Such an idea is usually a mis-take. As a rule, a bird on her nest remains absolutelystill for seconds at a time, thereby allowing of a time
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WOOD-THRUSH ON ITS NEST.Exposure about four SLxonrls with single combination of Goerz lens. PHOTOGRAPHING NESTS AND EGGS 43 exposure. I have given as much as sixty seconds, hutof course this was an exceptional case, and indeed suchan exposure is very seldom needed. Should the hirdbe restless, moving her head all the time (they usuallyfollow vour every motion with their eves), you mayattract her attention as you are about to make theexposure by holding something conspicuous, such asa handkerchief, in one position, and nine times out often she will watch it intently for several seconds, thusaffording the desired opportunity. As birds vary so greatly in their manner of mani-festing fear or distrust of man, each one may be saidto be a separate study and calls for a special methodof treatment. Some will allow a person to cometo within two or three feet of the nest without leaving,and yet will not remain if the camera is anywherenear them. Others show no fear of the camera, butdistrust the

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