298 Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist 



finder, we must be sure that it shows the view 

 exactly as it will appear in the negative. This 

 can be determined by making an exposure and, 

 after development, comparing it with the view 

 as it appears in the finder from exactly the same 

 point from which the negative was taken. By 

 these simple preliminary precautions much future 

 annoyance may be avoided. 



If only one camera is to be used, the reflex of 

 course is out of the question; for much of the work 

 will necessarily be done in the shade of the deeper 

 woods, where an instantaneous exposure is imprac- 

 ticable and, therefore, the reflex would be useless. 



Successful photography in the woods is not 

 entirely an easy matter, as the play of light and 

 shadow makes exposures uncertain. This matter 

 of exposure is one that it is extremely difficult to 

 give any definite advice about, as it so entirely 

 depends upon the varying conditions of light. 

 There are many exposure metres upon the market 

 designed to aid the photographer in this respect, 

 but none of them that I know of are infallible. 

 In a little book, published by the Eastman Com- 

 pany, Mr. Frank M. Steadman describes a system 

 by which exposures may be simply approximated 

 with considerable exactness under almost any 

 ordinary circumstances. While this system has 

 been received with some ridicule, it is still most 

 excellent for any ordinary landscape, view, or 



