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twenty feet, and of course all that were nearer or 

 farther away, at the instant of exposure, are not 

 sharp. Many, however, that were on wing at the 

 time of making the exposure, and at the proper dis- 

 tance from the lens, are clearly and sharply cut. 



These pictures form a most interesting study for 

 artists, anatomists, naturalists, and others, the 

 wings being shown in every position assumed by the 

 birds in flight. The shutter worked at so high a 

 pressure that only one or two birds in the entire 

 series show any movement at all, and they are but 

 very slightly blurred. When we consider that the 

 steamer, as well as the gulls, was in motion run- 

 ning ten miles an hour trembling and vibrating 

 from stem to stern, and that, in many cases, the 

 birds were going In an opposite direction from that 

 of the vessel, the results obtained are certainly mar- 

 velous. It may interest some of my readers to 

 know that I used an Anthony detective camera, 

 making a four-by-five-inch picture, to which is fitted 

 a roll holder, and in all the work done on this trip, 

 I used negative paper. I also obtained, en route, 

 several good views of various islands, and points of 

 interest on the mainland, while the boat was in 

 motion. 



There are many beautiful scenes in and about the 

 Sound; many charming islands, clothed in evergreen 

 foliage, from whose interiors issue clear, sparkling 

 brooks of fresh water; while the mainland shores 

 rise abruptly, in places, to several hundreds of feet, 

 bearing their burdens of giant trees. There are per- 

 pendicular cut banks on many of the islands and 

 the mainland shores, thirty, forty, or fifty feet high, 



