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but be extremely gratifying to the Society as a whole, and it 

 must also be a matter of pride that to its members belongs 

 the credit of initiating the work of a Photographic Congress 

 in the Colony. 



As a social body, it has advantages peculiarly its own : while 

 the harmony and "kindly feeling that prevail, together with the 

 exchange of thought between its members, must improve the 

 mind, and tend to raise the tone of all connected with it. 



Last but not least there is that bond invisible, but strong, 

 which knits it to kindred societies in other lands, and which 

 is surely one of the small factors of that great power which 

 will some day unite the whole world in one great brotherhood. 



COUNTING TIME. 



By Tom Quill. 



1 have seen so many methods of counting time for a photo- 

 graphic exposure, that I hardly know which to recommend. 

 Many are good, and some are really remarkable, so perhaps 

 I had better describe a few and let you make your choice. 

 Some of them you may have seen. For instance, you have 

 doubtless all seen the operator who removes the cap, and with 

 it slowly describes imaginary cart wheels in the air, each 

 circle representing a second of time. He then replaces the 

 cap with the air of one who has achieved a brilliant success, 

 which no doubt he has. It is really a great idea, but rather* 

 distracting to children when he is taking a family group, 

 and sometimes upsets the gravity of an adult. There is also 

 the man who alters his mind regarding the time of exposure. 



If you are standing by, he will probably try and get your 

 opinion. " Let's see," he will say, " it's a bit dull and late, 

 about five seconds ought to do, eh ? what do you think "; 

 you reply that it ought to be about right, not what you really 

 think so, but everyone is a bit hazy about exposure. By the 

 time the slide is in he has altered his mind, and reckons he 



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