2 So Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist 



mushrooms of the group we are photographing 

 flat on the ground, as if it had fallen over, so 

 that its under side may be shown, for it is the 

 gills of a mushroom that often aid materially in 

 its identification, and so it is better, when possible, 

 to have them show distinctly. 



Some object, such as an acorn, a leaf, or anything 

 of the sort that would naturally be found on the 

 ground, should be placed by the side of them, so 

 as to give some accurate idea of their size. 



If we are going into the purely scientific side 

 of this branch of photography, then we should 

 also make sectional views of them, in order to show 

 the inner construction and the manner in which 

 the gills are attached to the cap ; but I do not think 

 that many of my readers will care to do this. 



As in the outdoor photography of flowers, the 

 image of the mushroom, or whatever variety of 

 fungi you are photographing, should not be made 

 so large that its surroundings will not show clearly, 

 for it is important that the picture should show 

 the nature of the situation in which the specimen 

 was found. 



Above all, learn your fungi before you photo- 

 graph them ; for a picture of a mushroom will not 

 alone determine its species and it is important 

 that you should know each species that you 

 photograph and label the picture correctly, other- 

 wise it will have no scientific value, 



