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mended (Fig. 11). Cast shadows will be found of great assistance in 

 securing this quality of unity, inasmuch as, by passing from one object to 

 another, they connect and hold them together (Fig. 12). 



Seeing that shadows are more prolonged when the sun is low, it will be 

 well to make exposures, when possible, either in the morning or after- 

 noon rather than exactly at noon. As, in speaking of composition, it 





was suggested that lines receding from the foreground were to be pre- 

 ferred, so, in the matter of shadows, parallel lines should be avoided. 



Interest in Objects in Light. 



It is important to observe that when any object is placed in light it is 

 essential it should either possess some interest in itself or in its acces- 

 sories in order that it may have that degree of interest which alone can 

 allow the eye to rest upon it with satisfaction. Without sucb care it will 

 appear bald and uncouth, and present an uninteresting and defective 

 appearance. Thus, if you are about to select a rustic cottage with white- 

 washed walls, see that the portions in light have a few picturesque cracks 

 between the stones, or across the plaster, are partly hidden by a creeper, 



