FISH PHOTOGRAPHIC EXCURSIONS 163 



the reader to the illustration of a sea-trout, facing 

 page 82. 



On this particular excursion I was most fortunate 

 in obtaining fish and good weather in which to photo- 

 graph them. But it is unwise to upset a household with 

 fish photography for more than a fortnight at a time, 

 however kind your host, and so I moved on to Acle, 

 a village on the River Bure. 



Sending home all my tackle except one tank, some 

 short lengths of hose, and the fish-cans, I took up my 

 quarters at the hotel. 



Frequently it is not possible to take all the gear for 

 tank photography, and the method of working with a 

 single tank is as follows : Place the tank on a box or 

 table, fix up a white sheet ten or twelve feet behind it, 

 and photograph the fish in clear water without any 

 stones or weeds in the tank. The white sheet should 

 be sufficiently far behind the tank to be quite out of 

 focus, and then no creases will show. A print from a 

 negative obtained in this manner will show the fish 

 against a perfectly clear background. When dealing 

 with photography " at home," I will describe how a 

 suitable scene is photographed to fit this fish, and the 

 two negatives used to make a combination print. 



At Acle I found four anglers who had taken up their 

 quarters at the hotel with a two-fold object : one of 

 having a good time, and the other of attempting to 

 catch fish. These four fishermen came down to break- 

 fast on the first morning after my arrival to find me at 



