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RECREATION. 



The Superiority of 



Cameras 



nas won for them 

 the highest praise 

 from Connoisseurs 

 everywhere. 

 "Century Quality" 

 is the result of 

 twenty years' 

 practical experience. 

 Century Cameras 

 are the finest in 

 the world and the 

 most for the money. 

 Our new catalogue 

 tells why. Can 

 be obtained from 

 all dealers free, 

 or by mail direct. 



Century Camera Co. 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



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April and October provide us with the 

 most gorgeous sky scenery of the year, and 

 as generally useful a class of cloud study 

 as can be wanted. The mistake the begin- 

 ner is most prone to make when attempting 

 to secure cloud negatives is that of aiming 

 the camera too high, and so securing zenith 

 forms, or something approaching them, 

 rather than those to be found within the 

 limits which usually bound a photograph. 

 Keep the camera perfectly horizontal at all 

 times, and do not attempt to get more in 

 than can be obtained by the use of the rising 

 front as usually fitted. Always include the 

 sky line, if it is only a line at the bottom 

 of the negative. Expose long enough to get 

 negatives which show no bare glass or any- 

 thing like either under exposure or over 

 development. A cloud negative so dense 

 that it can not be arranged in its proper 

 position on the print, is better not taken at 

 all. For cloud work a long focus lens is 

 only occasionally useful. Cloud subjects 

 that are likely to attract the photographer's 

 attention nearly always include a fairly 

 wide angle.— Francis Fielding in the Photo- 

 American: 



Those whose eyes ache after working 

 long in the ruby light should try 10 grains 

 of boric acid in an ounce of water. Mix 

 with an equal volume of warm water and 

 bathe the eyes with a bit of sponge dipped 

 in the warm solution. — Exchange. 



Do not mix your own flashlight powders 

 unless you know something of chemistry; 

 it is dangerous. Use backed plates to 

 avoid halation around the high lights. A 

 dark curtain is a useful background for por- 

 traiture. Place some opaque object between 

 the lens and the flame to prevent the burn- 

 ing of the powder being shown in the pic- 

 ture. Leave bromide out of your developer. 

 —Exchange. 



I enclose herewith $i for one year's 

 subscription to Recreation.. Having seen 

 a few copies of your magazine, we feel that 

 we could not be the "20th Century Club" 

 without Recreation on our list of periodi- 

 cals. 



R. L. Wiley, 

 Secretary Century Club, Seneca, 111. 



I received the Hemm & Woodward wick 

 plug you sent me as premium and it is per- 

 fectly satisfactory in every way. I do not 

 see how you can afford to give such valu- 

 able premiums for so few subscriptions. 

 D. S. Featherstone, Everett, Wash. 



Recreation is a first elass sportsmen's 

 magazine. The articles under guns and 

 ammunition are exceedingly interesting and 

 contain much valuable information for a 

 new hand with a gun. 



C. F. Morris, Batavia, III, 



