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RECREATION. 



SNAP SHOTS. 

 I have had poor luck in taking pictures 

 of water. What are the proper stop and 

 time in taking a picture of water in bright 

 sunlight? In developing plates of this 

 kind should they be carried in the devel- 

 oper until the yellow disappears from the 

 plate, the same as other plates? I use 

 Eastman's pyro in glass tubes for all kinds 

 of plates. Will your answer for this apply 

 to taking cloud pictures? If not, please ex- 

 plain, as I have failed in that kind of 

 work. In using a ray filter, how much 

 longer should the exposure be than with- 

 out it? 



ANSWER. 



Use a small stop and rapid exposure, 

 i-ioo second. Do not carry the develop- 

 ment so far that the delicate half-tones 

 are lost 



This advice applies also to cloud work. 



In using a ray filter allow an exposure 2 

 to 6 times longer than without it, depend- 

 ing on the color of the filter. — Editor. 



I have taken several pictures indoors of 

 late and developed some until the image 

 seemed to corns out as far as necessary, 

 but when I tried to fix the plate the image 

 went off as the plate cleared, ti 11 by the 

 time the plate was clear the image had al- 

 most disappeared. I have never had any- 

 thing of the kind occur with plates ex- 

 posed outdoors. Please let me know the 

 cause and the remedy. I use pyro de- 

 veloper. 



C. E. Wilson, Mt. Carbon, Colo. 



ANSWER. 



You probably do not carry your plate far 

 enough in the developer. 



For interior work, try non-halation 

 plates and a full exposure, carrying devel- 

 opment farther than with ordinary plates. 

 — Editor. 



What will prevent pyro from staining 

 the negative after fixing with plain hypo? 

 Is pyro the best developer for clouds? 



John R. Boulle, City Island, New York. 



ANSWER. 



Use fresh pyro developer and rinse plate 

 well before fixing. Alum will lighten the 

 stain. 



Many expert photographers recommend 

 pyro as the best developer, while others ad- 

 vise the use of different developers. — Edi- 

 tor. 



To reproduce a negative it is not neces- 

 sary to make a positive. Put negative and 

 a fresh plate in the printing frame, ex- 

 pose to daylight, say 5 seconds and the 

 result will be a negative from a negative, 



due to the great over exposure. It often 

 happens, too, that a far better negative 

 can be thus produced than the original by 

 modifying the developer to some extent,. — 

 Exchange. 



Dextrine makes an excellent mountant, 

 sticky and not difficult to mix. Liesegang 

 recommends 2 ounces of water, 20 grains 

 nitrate of calcium and 80 grains of dex- 

 trine. Another authority gives equal parts 

 alcohol and water, heated in a water bath, 

 and dextrine stirred in till the consistency 

 suits. Dextrine is quoted at 10 to 15 

 cents a pound. — The Photo-American. 



Will you kindly inform me, through 

 Recreation, what camera you think is the 

 best for a beginner? 



A. M. P., Clifton, N. J. 



Will some reader of Recreation please 

 answer ? — Editor. 



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