CHAPTER XV 



PHOTOGRAPHING TREES, FUNGI, ETC. 



THE photography of trees is a delightful pas- 

 time and can be accomplished along much the 

 same lines as flower photography ; in fact, the two 

 pursuits are almost inseparable, and may be 

 worked together with ease and to our advantage, 

 for they intermingle. Some of the most beautiful 

 flowers grow upon trees, and, in order to show 

 them in their natural position, obviously the tree 

 must be taken into consideration ; and so the 

 photographing of trees must be closely connected 

 with outdoor flower work. 



There is much to be gained by a study of tree 

 forms, and more especially twig and branch forms, 

 in connection with their decorative value. There 

 is more that can be done in the way of decora- 

 tive photography with a blossom-covered branch, 

 if we know how to use it, than with any other one 

 thing, and even the bare branches themselves 

 must not be despised, for they have much of beauty 

 in them. 



Many photographers complain that in the winter 

 there is nothing that can be done along their lines, 

 but it need not be so with the photographer who 



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