CHAPTER XVII 



HINTS ON PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE PRESERVING 

 OF TROPHIES 



Nothing is more interesting than to bring home a 

 number of good photographs after an extended hunting 

 trip, wherever it may have been. Not only is the sportsman 

 thus enabled to show relatives and friends photographs 

 of the wild animals, their haunts, savage people, and the 

 different scenes of the countries visited, but he also has a 

 chance of living his adventures Os^er again as he looks 

 upon his pictures. And again, while the big-game pict- 

 ures and photographs of wild people and scenery are 

 interesting to look upon, there are also all kinds of pictures 

 of camp life and little every-day occurrences in the jungle. 

 These things make the country seem more real, particu- 

 larly to those who have not had the privilege of visiting 

 the same. 



Wild animal photography and hunting could and 

 should go hand in hand, for without the first the hunter 

 has no substantial proof, except for his trophies, of the 

 things he may tell of when he comes home. The taking 

 of pictures of wild and dangerous game certainly requires 

 just as much of skill and courage as that of hunting these 

 animals. Besides this, it takes a great deal more of 

 patience and requires much more time. Personally, I 



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