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RECREATION. 



phragm, what is the time with the Bausch 

 & Lomb lens? 



L. Goodrich, San Antonio, Texas. 



ANSWER. 



For moonlight views expose one-half 

 hour to an hour, according to strength of 

 light, condition of atmosphere, etc. For 

 night views in cities, 5 to 10 minutes. 



Genre pictures are those typical of scenes 

 of everyday life, types of people, etc. 



Send 2 copies of each photo to the Li- 

 brarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. 

 The fee is 50 cents a plate. If you wish a 

 certificate of copyright the fee is $1. 



These lenses are supposed to work at 

 F. 8, and there is practically no difference 

 in their speed. — Editor. 



SNAP SHOTS. 



I see in September Recreation S. N. 

 Leek, of Jackson, Wyoming, says he had 

 trouble in reloading his camera plates 

 without blurring. I learned how from ex- 

 perience. If an amateur on a camping trip 

 does not carry a cheap ruby candle, fold- 

 ing lantern or lamp he will at least have a 

 lantern. Before starting he should buy 5 

 cents worth of orange office paper, which 

 he can find in any book store. Put a lan- 

 tern on any camp stool or box ; put the 

 yellow or orange paper around the lantern 

 and pin it; then put a blanket around your 

 head, pin it, and stoop over so the blanket 

 will also cover the box with the lantern on. 

 Under this cove* the plates can be reload- 

 ed as well as in t._ . best dark room, and 

 there will be no danger of blurring them. 

 I have a good Goerz No. 3 double anastig- 

 mat lens, with Bausch & Lomb shutter. 

 Joseph Stenhura, Manitou, Colo. 



I was much interested in what J. C. C. 

 says in May Recreation about Cyko paper. 

 A year ago I was in Idaho and sent to a 

 Chicaeo concern for some Cyko paper and 

 Cyko developer. The paper worked nicely 

 until it reached the washing stage ; then 

 trouble came in the shape of blisters. In 

 order to save any prints I had to reduce 

 the time of washing to J4 °f that specified 

 in the directions. I sent a blistered print 

 to my dealer and asked advice. Another 

 lot of paper was sent me, and I was 

 told that the first batch might have been 

 an old emulsion. The new paper was 

 worse than the old, and began to blister 

 the moment it was put in water. However, 

 the few prints I succeeded in saving were 

 beautiful. Should be glad to learn more 

 about this paper from those who have used 

 it. J. E. Bates, Spokane, Wash. 



graphic competition to October 3rd, 1903. 

 This has met with general approval among 

 photographers, who realize the importance 

 of this competition, and are anxious to sub- 

 mit as perfect work as possible. A num- 

 ber of the foremost photographers of the 

 country have signified their intention of en- 

 tering the competition, and the spirit of 

 the competitors indicates as much interest 

 in making choice exhibits as in winning the 

 pecuniary awards. These aggregate $3,000. 

 The special award of $300 as a grand prize 

 for the photograph snowing the best lens 

 work of any submitted in the competition 

 is attracting much attention among photo- 

 graphers who seek to know the lens and its 

 possibilities. 



A meeting was held at the rooms of the 

 Brooklyn Camera Club, 776 Manhattan 

 avenue, Brooklyn, November 17 last, for 

 the purpose of organizing a League of 

 Long Island photographic clubs. Some 

 preliminary work in this direction was 

 done, and another meeting will be held at 

 the same place in the near future, when 

 it is hoped the League may be permanently 

 organized. At the last meeting Mr. Ed- 

 win Torbohm was elected President, and 

 Mr. John J. Tresidder Secretary of the 

 new organization. 



My explanation of the "20th Century 

 Dawn," October, 1902, page 253, is this : 

 The photographer did not see half the 

 sun's disk above the horizon, but he saw 

 th ; --fraction of the sun's rays before it 

 had louched the horizon with its upper 

 limb ac.d the camera caught the whole 

 disk. It is a well known fact that the sun 

 and moon are seen before they have actu- 

 ally risen and seen after they have set. 

 This effect is caused by the refraction of 

 the rays in the air. 



Geo. C, Eyrich, Jackson, Miss. 



I saw in October Recreation, page 326. 

 that Joseph B. D., Allegheny, Pa., wishes 

 to buy negatives of the Pan-American ex- 

 position. I have a number, 4x5, quite good, 

 which I am willing to sell. 



O. R. Cutchlon, Clarion, Pa. 



The Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, 

 Rochester, N. Y., have advanced the date 

 of closing their quarter century photo- 



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