THE OUTFIT AND METHODS OF THE 

 13IRU PIIOTOCIIlAPlIEIi 



maker and those of the highest cdass. 



THK BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER'S OUTFIT 



HE beginner must not suppose that 

 good Ijird photographs can ho 

 made only with expensive aj^j^a- 

 ratus. Under favorable conditions 

 there is no great difference in the 

 results secured with the ordinary 

 camera and lens of any reputable 



My own 



w<jrk has for the greater part been done with an 

 outfit costing about thirty dollars ; and altlnjugh 

 the best lens is, of coiirse, to be desired it is not a 

 necessity, and cost therefore is no more an obstacle 

 to the hunting of birds with a camera than it is 

 to their pursuit with a gun. 



Tlie Camera. — Individual taste will doulitless 

 govern the size of the camera chosen, l)ut most natu- 

 ralists and s])ortsmen consider the camera carrying a 

 plate four by five in(dies as the one best adapted to 

 tlieir wants, a.nd with this decision I lieartily agree. 

 The advantages of size, weight, and economy, both 

 as regards the camera, its holders, and plates, are a.ll 

 m favor of the 4 X 5, while as far as the bird pho- 

 tographer is concerned, it is not often that he has 

 need of anything la-i'gei'. Tlii' image of a bird will 

 rarely bo without a.de(|iiat(^ setting in a space four 

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