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Proceedings. [No. 7, new series. 



Captain Buchanan exhibited a print 12 x 10 of Coonoor on the 

 Neilgherries, from a Collodion negative. This is a faithful repre- 

 sentation of the place, and a picture which no Amateur need be 

 ashamed to exhibit any where. It is to be hoped that Captain 

 Buchanan, will send a large portfolio of pictures for the next ex- 

 hibition. 



Mr. Garrat exhibited 47 beautiful views and portraits, some from 

 the Bombay Photographic. Album, others the work of English, 

 French and Roman Artists, they are all good, and among them 

 were some very superior Photographs. Of the portraits, that of 

 the Metropolitan Bishop of the Syrian Church at Jerusalem print- 

 ed at Bombay deserves especial notice. Among the European 

 Photographs, were some fine views, admirably executed. The cru- 

 cifixion by is one of the finest Photographs ever ex- 

 hibited, and has gained an European reputation. The Baptistry at 

 Canterbury is also an excellent Photograph. 



Some large Photographs of fruits and flowers received, as they 

 well deserved marked attention, for they were nature herself, 

 wanting only the colors. Captain Winscom exhibited 14 large 

 views in Borne, including the Coloseum St. Peters, the Vatican, &c. 

 These are by Macpherson, a well known Photographic Artist resid- 

 ing there. They are well executed, but some of the prints have 

 faded considerably, a very common failing in prints taken some 

 years ago. Of late this great defect in Photographic printing has 

 been remedied to a great extent. 



Mr. Underwood exhibited 6 views by Le Gray, 5 of these were 

 views of sun and cloud and moving objects, chiefly marine, these 

 are very ambitious attempts, and as specimens of what photography 

 can do in delineating the passing cloud and moving waters they are 

 really wonderful productions. The clouds however have a very 

 thunder stormy appearance and make one instinctively button his 

 coat and think of his umbrella. A Steamer La Reine Hortense, 

 by the same artist is a better picture, though by no means so strik- 

 ing. 



There is in it however an evident want of flatness of field, the 

 margin of the picture being blurred considerably showing a large 

 amount of spherical aberration in the lens. 



