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If a negative shows motion of the subject, or is 

 blurred from being out of focus, throw it away and 

 make another one. Clearness of outUne and 

 sharpness of detail are more necessary to the 

 value of the picture in this than in any other 

 branch of nature photography; and although you 

 may be tempted to keep a negative that is not 



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perfect in these respects, you will find yourself 

 better satisfied, in the end, and will consider the 

 time well spent if you will discard it and keep on 

 doing this until you have reached perfection. 

 Poor work is undesirable and is of less value than 

 the usual poor drawing. So, if you are too impa- 

 tient never to be satisfied with any results other 

 than the very best, you had better lay your camera 

 aside and try some less difficult line of work, for 



