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LANDSCAPE NATURE, II 



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Shadows are very important in determining the exactness of 

 the picture as well as its artistic merit. It is well to have the 

 camera so placed that the sun is to one side of it instead 

 of directly behind it in order that the shadows will appear to 

 the sides of the objects in the field of vision. 



Movement of objects in the foreground produce relatively great 

 excursions in the image. Therefore, on a windy day, the camera 

 should be set in a sheltered spot, if possible, to avoid any large 

 movement of shrubbery or branches in the immediate foreground. 



Fig. i. Borderline between a swamp and an invading sand dune. 

 Dune Park, Ind., March, 1914. Aoerture F-16, time 12 seconds, diffused light. 



Any picture with an "open center" is almost certain to be 

 pleasing to the sense of proportion. A valley, stream, lake, 

 meadow, or swamp will give this effect if its borders be included 

 within the limits of the picture. 



Border-lines, e. g., between a swamp and forest, afford splendid 

 subjects for artistic and instructive nature photographs, and are 

 usually best photographed from an angle of about forty-five 

 degrees. Perhaps the best rule to follow is to move around the 

 borders of the desired landscape until one finds a spot where 



