270 Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist 



A most instructive series of photographs can be 

 made by photographing the tree, not only in its 

 summer and winter garb, and this proves more 

 interesting when done with the same tree, but 



also its trunk at 

 close range, 

 showing detail 

 of the bark, and 

 the leaf-buds, 

 flowers, fruit, and 

 leaves, as nearly 

 life size as possi- 

 ble. These latter 

 should be done 

 indoors and more 

 properly come 

 under the head 

 of the preceding 

 chapter than this. 

 In photograph- 

 ing the entire 

 tree, either in 

 summer or winter, we should always select one 

 that is entirely typical and well branched, not one 

 that is in any way misshapen, unless this is done 

 for some particular purpose. Also, it should be a 

 tree that stands well out from its fellows, so that 

 it may show in the photograph without any 

 detracting features. 



Trunk of Red Cedar. 



