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Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1918 (1910s)
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Subjects: Photography
Publisher: New York : Tennant and Ward
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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in the bird world which one neverdreamed existed until he goes out into the woods and fieldsand along the creeks with field glass and camera in search ofsubjects. Having specialized in this branch of photography for anumber of years, I can say that instead of growing tired of it it becomes more interesting each year. The amateur with only a short bellows roll film camera t owork with is at a decided disadvantage in this class of work,as it is essential to d6 the focussing on the ground-glass; andit is also necessary to have a long bellows extension so that one can get close to the subject and thus produce a good-sized image. Of course, a film camera can be used by using one of the supplementary portrait lenses, and by making very careful measurements of the distance between the subject and camera,but it is unhandy to say the least. A tripod is another essential, for in photographing nests avery long exposure is necessary as a small stop must be used to bring all planes into sharp focus. 134
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< OS HU 135 Another necessary adjunct to the outfit is a ball and socket tripod head. It is almost impossible to photograph most nests without one—l)Ut do not make the mistake of placing the camera directly over the nest. Place it as far to one side as possible without having the side of the nest hide any of the eggs. This gives a pleasing perspective to the photograph instead of a map of the nest, which is the result produced byplacing the camera directly over it.

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