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WITH NATURE AND A CAMERA. 



depth of water between the vessel and the subject 

 to be pictured, and then lash stout sticks of suit- 

 able length to the legs of the tripod and lower 

 the whole overboard. 



Where a boat cannot be requisitioned, and the 

 stream or lake is not too deep, the photographer 

 walks into the water and does his work, as shown 



niiifi ill! 



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SPARROWS AND CHAFFINCHES ON THE SNOW. 



in our illustration on page 347 of my brother in the 

 act of picturing the nesting hole of a Kingfisher. 



Many birds' nests situated in tall hedges and 

 bushes give the photographer a great deal of 

 trouble, on account of their elevation making it 

 difficult to procure a good view of the eggs or 

 young. We get over inconveniences of this kind 

 by mounting the tripod on improvised stilts cut from 

 any suitable sticks growing handy, and my brother 

 focussing from my shoulders, as shown in the some- 

 what odd-looking illustration on page 349. 



