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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



The Photography of Lightning. 



BY ALEX LARSEN, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 



The usual method employed to pho- 

 tograph lightning is to place an ordin- 



ary camera, with the shutter open, in 

 a stationary position that is sheltered 

 from rain and storm, and that faces 

 toward the direction in which the 



FOUR VERTICAL FLASHES TAKEN WITH THE CAMERA STATIONARY. 





NO. 1 NO. 2. NO. 3. 



No. 1 shows two separate flashes, one composed of only one discharge, and the other of one discharge 

 reaching the ground and others reaching only part way. 



Nos. 2 and 3 are typical of how vertical flashes appear on the plate when the camera is moved during 

 exposure. 



