AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. 



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AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. 



"A Bird on the plate is worth 2 in the bag? y 

 AND NOW COMES THE 5 th COMPETITION. 



Recreation has conducted 4 amateur 

 photographic competitions, all of which 

 have been eminently successful. A fifth 

 will be held, which, it is believed, will be 

 far more fruitful than any of the others. 

 It opened April 1st, 1900, and will close 

 September 30th, 1900. 



Following is a list of prizes to be 

 awarded: 



Fiist prize: A Long-Focus Korona Camera, 5x7, made 

 I y the Gundlach Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y., fitted 

 with a Turner-Reich Anastigmat Lens, and listed at $85. 



Second prize : A Reflex Camera, 4x5, made by the 

 Reflex Camera Co., Yonkers, N. Y., fitted with a Goerz 

 Double Anastigmat Lens, and listed at $75. 



Third prize : An Al-Vista-Panoramic Camera made by 

 the Multiscope and Film Co., Burlington, Wis., and listed 

 at $40. 



Fourth Prize: A Wizard C Camera, 4x5, made by the 

 Manhattan Optical Co., Cresskill, N.J., with B. & L. 

 Iris Diaphragm and Leather Carrying Case; listed at $33. 



Fifth prize: A Waterproof Wall Tent, 12x16, made by 

 D. T. Abercombie & Co., New York, and listed at $32. 

 Sixth prize: A Gold Hunting Case Watch, listed at $30. 



Seventh Prize: A Tourist Hawkeye Camera, 4x5, made 

 by the Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N. Y., and listed at 



Eighth prize: A Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, made by the 

 Horton Mfg. Co , Bristol, Conn., and listed at $6. 



The 10 next best pictures will each be awarded one 

 doyen 8x10 Carbutt Plates, made by the Carbutt Dry 

 Plate Co., Wayne Junction, Philadelphia, Pa. 



The 10 next best pictures will each be awarded one 

 dozen 5x7 Carbutt Plates. 



The 10 next best pictures will each be awarded one 

 dozen 4x5 Carbutt Plates. 



Subjects are limited to wild animals, birds, 



fishes, camp scenes, and to figures or groups 



of persons, or other animals, representing in 



a truthful manner, shooting, fishing, amateur 



photography, bicycling, sailing, or other form 



of outdoor or indoor sport or recreation. 



Awards to be made by 3 judges, none of 



whom shall be competitors. 



Condition: Contestants must submit 2 

 mounted prints, either silver, bromide, 

 platinum or carbon, of each subject, which, 

 as well as the negative, shall become the 

 property of Recreation. 



In submitting pictures, please write simply 

 your full name, and address on the back of 

 <^ach, and number such prints as you may 

 smd, 1, 2, 3, etc. Then in a letter addressed 

 Photographic Editor, Recreation, say for in- 

 stance. 



No. 1 is entitled 

 Made with a 



camera. 



lens. 



On a 



Printed on 



plate. 



Length of exposure, 



paper. 



Then add any further information you may 

 deem of interest to the judges, or to other 

 amateur photographers. Same as to Nos. 2, 

 3, etc. 



This is necessary in order to save postage. 



In all cases where more than the name and 

 address of the sender and serial number of 

 picture are written on the back of prints, I 

 am required to pay letter postage here. I 

 have paid as high as $2. 50 on a single package 

 of a dozen pictures, in addition to that pre- 

 paid by the sender, on account of too much 

 writing on the prints. 



Any number of subjects may be submitted. 



Pictures that may have been published else- 

 where, or that may have been entered in any 

 other competition, not available. No entry 

 fee charged. 



Don't let people who pose for you look at the 

 camera. Occupy them in some other way. 

 Many otherwise fine pictures have failed to 

 win in the former competitions because the 

 makers did not heed this warning. 



I wish to make this department of the utmost 

 use to amateurs. I shall, therefore, be glad to 

 answer any questions and to print any items sent 

 me by practical amateurs relating to their experi- 

 ences in photography. 



CAMERA NOTES. 



GENE S. PORTER. 



A recent magazine contains an illustra- 

 ted article on natural history photography, 

 of which the opening paragraph sets the 

 pace for the high grade of work described 

 in the whole article : 



"The man who sets himself the task of 

 photographing the nest of every bird ex- 

 actly where it was placed by its builder, 

 whether at the top of a tall tree or on the 

 face of a cliff previously considered inac- 

 cessible, naturally has to march some way 

 in front of ordinary studio methods in or- 

 der to accomplish his object." 



This does not mean to go about the coun- 

 try ruthlessly tearing nests from their lo- 

 cation and placing them where light and 

 convenience will allow the photographer to 

 take a beautiful picture of them. A picture 

 so taken is of no value as a record of fact. 

 It is a disgrace to the person taking it. 

 I wish the laws protecting birds could be 

 rigidly enforced against all persons so se- 

 curing photos. To find and take a nest ex- 

 actly where the instinct of its builder placed 

 it is a triumph. Amateurs who accomplish 

 that deserve all honor and credit. They 

 daily risk life and limb in their chosen 

 work, but never under any circumstances 

 disturb the birds. 



Several months ago I received an en- 

 larged print of a nest, to criticise as to the 

 work of the lens. The work was good, 

 but the nest— that of one of our shyest, 

 sweetest songsters, containing 4 beautiful 

 e gg S — wa s so obviously torn from its sur- 

 roundings, and set up on a stump, in a glar- 

 ing light, without a suggestion of foliage 

 anywhere, that I was almost too indignant 

 to explain what was asked of me. 



