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NINTH WIMEK MF:ETING, 



TUESDAY, FEBHUAHY 12th. 1901. 



HOW TO ENLARGE PHOTOGR.\PHS."— LECTURE BY MR. W. (;.\KD. 



The niath wiatL-r meeting was held io the 

 Reference Library of the Bjaaey Institute on 

 Tuesday. Ft-bruary 12. In the absence of the 

 President of the Society (Mr. S. Horsley), whose 

 enforced seclusion throu;^h cjntiaued ill-health 

 was much regretted by all present, the chair 

 was tiken by Mr. S. Harvey, one of the Vice- 

 Presidents. The numerous compiay present 

 incluled Councillor J. F. Whichcoi'd, Miss V. 

 Mason, Miss Cole. Messrs. J. G. Johison, W. P. 

 Mann, A. Kennedy. W. Sarry. F. C. Snell, C. 

 Backinghiin. W. lustin, W. Smith. W. Cozans, 

 F.J. SA?e, F. M. Arf^rave, W. H. Fiddim (hon. 

 librarian), A. Lander (hon. secretary), and others. 

 The Secretary ciUed the attention of the meet- 

 ing- to the num>rou5 photo;^raphic pablicitioas 

 taken in by the Society, aad which were laid upon 

 the table week by week. He also referred to the 

 up-to-date ■standard works on photography which 

 had recently b3en purchased by the Society, and 

 added to the Library. The exhibits were not very 

 numerous. but included some valuable specimens of 

 the Di'jjU'irrotyp!^ proc^ssof photo^rtphy brought 

 by Miss Cole. Thesd prints illustrated one of the 

 oldest processes of taking photographs, and were 

 in remirkable contrast to the recent beautiful 

 specimens of photographic art placed round the 

 room. Messrs. Laider and Smith also oxhibited 

 some novelties in photographic app iratus, c iraeras, 

 otc, and also presented to the Library for reference 



several copies of the " British Journal of Photo- 

 graphy Almanacks. " 



Mr. W. Gard then proceeded lo give his demon- 

 stration on ■' How to enlarge photographs" which 

 was listened to by an attentive and appreciative 

 audience. After describing the various methods 

 of eulirging by daylight and artificial light, the 

 lecturer stated that artificial light was much to be 

 preferred on account of its ijreater uniformity and 

 also because it was more available for amateurs 

 at night. Several forms of apparatus were figured. 

 and diagrams thrown upm the screen by means of 

 the lantern. The various illuminmts were com- 

 pared and the advantages of electric illumination 

 described. The lecturer exhibited a simple form 

 of home-made apparatus illum-nated by electric 

 lamps, and then went on to make some enlarge- 

 ments by this means. Though the exposure 

 was very short, only ab JUt fifteen or twenty 

 secou'ls, the pictures, up:>n development, were 

 found to have been fully exposed and were 

 very successful, being much admired when 

 handed round, together with the negatives, for 

 the audience to examine. The different forms 

 of bromide paper and various developers were men- 

 tioned, amidal or metol-quinol being stated to be 

 the best general all round developer for such work. 

 At the conclusion of the lecture, upon the 

 proposition of the Chairman, a Iiearty vote of 

 thanks was accorded Mr. G-ard, who suitably re- 

 plied. 



TKMH WIMKIJ MEETING, 



TUESDAY. FEBKUAHY 2(iTH, iimu. 



TIIK INFINITKLY GREAT AND THK JXl-lNITELY SMALL L\ XATTRK. 

 LECTURE BY MK. W. 1'. MANN. 



The tenth wintertneetiDg took place in the Refer- 

 ence Library of the Beauey Institute on Tuesday, 

 Feb. :iiJ, 1901. Mr. Sidney Harvey, F.l C, F.C S., 

 presided over a crow led attendance, amongst those 

 present being Mias Phillpotts, the Misses Harvey, 

 v^'ouiicillors Stead and U'hichcord, Messrs. W. P. 

 Mann, J. McClemens, W. Cozens, F. M. Argr.ive, 

 J. G. Marsh, W. H. Fiddiaa.C. Buckingham. F.C. 

 Saell. W. Surry. W. Goddeu, K. Foxelj, W. (.iard. 



Miss Sworn, Mrs. Husbands, Mrs. Sjmerville, Mrs. 

 Bowler, Miss Cole, and the Hon. Sec, Mr. A. 

 Lander. 



In opening the proceedings, the Chairh.a-n re- 

 feired with regret to the absence through itl- 

 health of the President of the Society (Councillor 

 S. Hursley), but expressed pleasure at the fact 

 th it he was si iwly progressing tjw.trds recovery 

 I hear. hear). The advertisjd lecturer, Rjv. .V J. 



