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sportsman. I should advise the use of one not 

 larger than four by five, as this size is more easily 

 handled, is much lighter, and takes up less room 

 in the pack than any larger size and, what is often 

 well to take into consideration, is much less costly, 

 both in the original expense and in the making of 

 the pictures. A four by five makes a most con- 

 venient size of picture for keeping in an album, 

 and should you wish to have any particular pic- 

 ture somewhat larger for framing or other purpose, 

 it can very easily be enlarged to any desired size 

 with no loss of detail or beauty, provided the orig- 

 inal is properly taken. On the other hand, I 

 should not advise the use of anything smaller 

 than this, for the resulting pictures are so very 

 small if, for instance, one of the smaller pocket 

 kodaks is used, that, while it is all sharp and clear, 

 the detail is so minute as to require a magnifying 

 glass to properly see the picture, and when it is 

 enlarged to a respectable size it is apt to be more 

 or less fuzzy and indistinct. 



While for work on animals or birds, flowers, 

 etc., I always, invariablj'-, advocate the use of 

 plates, in this kind of photography I think that 

 films are just as good, — if not, indeed, preferable. 

 They have the advantages over plates of being 

 less bulky, much lighter, not breakable, and much 

 more easily handled, and, when the roll films or the 

 film pack are used, they require no dark room for 



