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third trial it could be seen that the sun was shining 

 at the instant of exposure. A part of the body of 

 the gorilla was in the light, but most of it was in the 

 shadow of the leaves above it. The left side of the 

 head and face were quite distinct, also the left 

 shoulder and arm. The hand and bait could not 

 have been distinguished except by their context. 

 The right side of the head, arm, and most of the 

 body were lost. The picture showed that he had 

 taken the bait with his left hand, and that he was in 

 a crouching posture at the moment. While the 

 photograph was very poor as a work of art, it was 

 full of interest as an experiment. 



Although it did not result in getting a good 

 picture, I do not regard the effort as a failure. It 

 shows at least that such a thing is possible, and by 

 careful efforts often repeated it could be made a 

 means of obtaining some novel pictures. A little 

 ingenuity would widen the scope of this device, and 

 make it possible to photograph birds, elephants, and 

 everything else in the forest. When I return to 

 that place on a like journey, I shall carry the scheme 

 into better effect. 



