Photographing in the Zoos 2S5 



very excellent results can be obtained, and even 

 with a kodak, provided the lens is a fast one, 

 some good work may be done. 



Most of my work in the Zoos has been done with 

 a five by seven reflex camera, fitted with a very fast 

 lens made to cover an eight by ten plate. By the 

 use of so large a lens I obtain greater illumination 

 and greater length of focus, allowing me to obtain 

 larger images of my subjects than I could with 

 a shorter focus lens. With this outfit I have 

 taken pictures practically indoors with the tenth 

 of a second exposure, that, while being some- 

 what underexposed, were, by careful development, 

 made into good printing negatives. Of course 

 when working in the bright sunlight such a rapid 

 lens is unnecessary, but it can always be stopped 

 down and will then give greater definition and 

 depth of field. Moreover, in w r ork in the Zoos 

 one can never tell under what conditions of light- 

 ing he will be forced to take his pictures, and it is 

 always well to be supplied with a lens that will 

 allow you the maximum speed of exposure. 



The three most essential points to be con- 

 sidered are: first, the pose of the animal, one 

 characteristic of the species being of the most im- 

 portance ; second, the surroundings, which should 

 always be natural and with no disturbing element, 

 such as a fence or other sign of civilization, in the 

 picture, if this can be avoided; and third, the 



