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RECREA TION. 



Am delighted to know your judges 

 thought my photos worthy of mention. 

 " Thinks it will weigh 3 pounds " was taken 

 with a No. 5 Eastman Kodak, non-halation 

 plate and printed on Aristo platinum paper. 



" Wounded Lion " was taken with a No. 

 2 Eastman Bull's Eye, same paper and 

 plate. 



Boyd C. Packer, Lock Haven, Pa. 



The picture, " White to Move," which 

 won third prize, was made with 5x7 hand 

 camera, on a 50 Stanley plate. Exposure 3 

 seconds, in the bay window of our house, 

 on a clear day. Printed on Platinotype 

 paper. James Wilson. 



My picture entitled " By what Right? " 

 was made with an Eastman Bull's Eye 

 camera, on Eastman film, enlarged and 

 printed on platinum paper. 



Hamilton Vreeland. 



I used, in making the picture entitled 

 " Around the Camp Fire," a hand camera, 

 fitted with Victor rapid rectilinear lens, 

 Eastman dry plate, and platino paper. 



E. H. Rummele. 



My prize winning photo was made with 

 a hand camera, rapid rectilinear lens, Stan- 

 ley 50 plate, platinotype paper. 



R. C. W. Lett. 



HOW I MADE MY START. 



I subscribed for Recreation about 2 

 years ago and by reading the Amateur 

 Photographer's page I soon became in- 

 terested in the art, and concluded to get a 

 camera. I rented a 4 x 5 Camera and 

 made arrangements with a photographer 

 to develop and finish my pictures. This 

 was in November, '95. Soon after winter 

 set in and we had no communication with 

 the outside world until February. Dur- 

 ing the time I had taken a number of 

 pictures and had a great desire to see how 

 they looked. In February we received 

 our mail, among which was the Novem- 

 ber, December and January numbers 

 of Recreation. On reading the amateur 

 photographic pages I concluded I could 

 develop and finish my own pictures, by fol- 

 lowing instructions. I knew if I sent the 

 negatives to the photographer it would be 

 a long time before they would be returned, 

 and as I said before I was very anxious to 

 see how they looked. I took a formula 

 for a developer and one for coating paper, 

 from Recreation, and what other material 

 I thought I should need, including print- 

 ing frames for making blue prints. 



When my material arrived I lost no time 

 in preparing it for use and commenced to 

 develop my first negative. I had a lamp 

 that I got with the camera, to use when I 

 filled the plate holders, and used the cel- 



lar for a dark room. I was so successful 

 that I at once sent for some Aristo Jr. 

 paper mounts, some material for toning 

 and fixing baths, etc. 



I send you herewith a sample of my work 

 and think I can truthfully call myself an 

 amateur photographer, as I have learned 

 all I know about the art from Recrea- 

 tion's Amatedr Photograph Department. 

 E. E. Hall, lone, Wash. 



While the photograph mentioned above 

 is not good enough to reproduce, it is an 

 excellent piece of work, considering Mr. 

 Hall's brief experience. If he continues 

 to study and practice he will surely excel, 

 in time. — Editor. 



GLACE FINISH. 



I am frequently asked how I get such an 

 even polish on my unmounted photo- 

 graphs. When I say I squeeze, on ferro- 

 type plates, the questioners say, " mine al- 

 ways stick." In reply to this I say, after 

 prints are taken from the final washing al- 

 low them to dry, thoroughly. Then soak 

 for a few minutes until they are limp. 

 Place on a 'clean ferrotype plate, cover 

 with a blotter and roll well with a print 

 mounter. Result, no sticking and an even 

 gloss which cannot be obtained by rub- 

 bing with the hand. 



The reason the prints stick when placed 

 directly on the ferrotype, from the final 

 washing, is that the gelatine is swelled too 

 much and acts as a glue, which is not the 

 case when first allowed to dry. Try it and 

 see the result. G. A. C. 



Can any one tell me what to do if, when 

 developing pictures, I should have to leave 

 them till the next day. What should I do 

 with the film and where should I put it. 

 Kenneth Townshend, Amherst, N. S. 



ANSWER. 



It is likely that if left only half developed 

 and unfixed, the negative would be lost. 

 It could be kept in very cold water, over 

 night, in a perfectly dark place, but the 

 film would swell considerably, and the 

 negative would be apt to look flatter than 

 otherwise. — Editor. 



"Bird Neighbors" is one of the best 

 books on Ornithology published since the 

 days of Audubon. $2 gets a copy of that 

 book and a yearly subscription to Recrea- 

 tion. How can anybody afford to be with- 

 out that book, when it can be had at ^2 

 the publishers' price? 



A " Vaux " canoe, made bv J. H. Rush- 

 ton, retail price $37.50, for 60 yearly sub- 

 scriptions to Recreation. Who will be 

 the first to earn it? 



