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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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ar it, we will noticethat the birds usually select some particular twig onwhich to perch each time they come near the nestor their young. Here is our opportunity; focusthe camera on this point, and make the exposurewhen the bird assumes a suitable attitude. Ifi casethere is no conspicuous perch for the birds, place adead branch where you wish them to come, and ,more than likely they will take advantage if it offers 72 NATURE AND THE CAMERA them a clear view of the camera or other offendingobject. Throughout this work the bird photographermust be quick to avail himself of favourable condi-tions and ready to overcome the endless difficultieswhich will at one time or another beset his path.The powers of resource combined with patience havemore to do with the success of the work than thefollowing of rules and formulas. The truest proverbto be borne in mind by the bird photographer is that*necessity is the mother of invention. Being al-ways ready with expedients does much to insuresuccess.
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CEDAR-BIRD IX WILD CHKKRV TREE. CHAPTER III PHOTOGRAPHING ANIMALSPART I WILD ANIMALS AT LARGE Outfit required.—Camera preferably the graflex or some such type of boxthat allows of focussing while the plate is ready to be exposed and has adraw of bellows sufficient for the use of low-power telephoto lens.Long-focus lens of great rapidity, tripod, etc. Few of the vast armv of photographers realisewhat it is to hunt wild animals with their cameras;still fewer of the sportsmen appreciate the amount ofsport which may be had when the camera takes theplace of the rifle. They dont consider that for thecamera there is no close season. Game of all kind— and all animals are the cameras game — may behunted with more or less success at all seasons ot theyear. If we consider the skill required for camerahunting, we must realise that more is needed thanwhen the gun is used; for it is necessary not only toapproach nearer to the animal, but, even when near, 73 74 NATURE AND THE CAMERA hours may

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