Report of the Camera Sedlon 



Hamilton, May 19th, 1911. 



To the President, Officers and Members of the Hamil- 

 ton Association : — 



The Camera Section has enjO}xd a very successful 

 year, with a varied and interesting programme, which 

 has helped man}^ of its members. 



The summer months were chiefly occupied in a 

 series of semi-monthly outings to points in the vicinity 

 of Hamilton, interesting to the photographer. Idlcwyld 

 near Preston, Oaklands, Greensville, Bullock's Corners, 

 Burlington, Fisher's Glen, Ancaster, Waterdown and 

 Albion Mills were visited. 



The Annual Print Exhibition was held the last week 

 in October. One hundred and fifty prints were shown, 

 and many possessed artistic merit. A few called forth 

 the commendation of the judges, Messrs. Cunningham 

 and Gordon, to whom the section is specially indebted. 



During the winter months a series of demonstra- 

 tions were held covering such subjects as after-treat- 

 ment of the negative, Carbon and Gum Printing, Autb- 

 chromes. Color Toning and making of Lantern Slides. 



Also a series of Lantern Slides made by the 18 

 clubs comprising the American I^antern Slide Inter- 

 change were shown, and the meetings thrown open to 

 the public. These were well attended and were very 

 interesting. 



About five years ago the Camera Section under- 

 took to relieve the parent association of the expenses 

 of maintaining a dark room, etc. This undertaking has 



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