
A close-up: Note the angularity of line which gives 
one the impression that he is looking at a bit of 
pure Egyptian design 

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Mule deer fawn: When young, deer seem to be all 
ears and eyes. Curiosity often makes them a some- 
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what simple subject for the photographer 

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RNEST MILLER, whose talks on con- 
servation have been published in Forest 
AND STREAM from time to time, is a real West- 
erner. He is that type of man upon whom 
constant communion with nature has placed 
its beneficent stamp. 
Years of following the game trails have 
given him that intimate understanding of the 
ways of the woods so essential to the really 
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use it. The f-6-3 or f-6-8 is fast enough for ordinary work and 
should stop down to the smallest opening if the game is standing 
so as to obtain a very sharp negative that will stand enlarging 
for even by using the greatest care it is hard to approach game 
to the point where one can get a large-sized picture of the animal. 
pas SMALL folding tripod is a great help where one wishes 
to use a very small opening, and give from 1/10 to 1/2 
second exposure. For several years I had used one that could 
be used as a cane and while riding it was carried in my rifle 
scabbard. However, one can often use a tree or a stump, or rock 
to steady the camera so that an exposure of 1/10 second can 
be given. 
If one is not familiar with the proper exposure to be given 
under different light conditions, it is well to get a good exposure 
meter, one that does not require the assistance of a technical 
engineer to figure out. I have found the Harvey Meter No. 2, 
the simplest and most accurate of any I have used, and it has 
been a great help to me in many of the pictures I have taken. 
It is very simple and with a very little judgment one can soon 
get perfect exposures. 
Before trying for game photographs, one should become 
familiar with his camera and find out something about correct 
exposure, etc. A great many pictures of deer, elk, moose and 
bear, as well as many small game animals are taken in the 
shadow of trees, and it requires a comparatively long exposure 
to obtain a good negative. Then, too, one usually sees game in 
the morning or evening when the light is not strong and all of 
that should be taken into consideration. However, if one is 
really interested, these difficulties can often be overcome, and if 
one is careful in stalking, a good shot can often be obtained 
before the game is aware that you are about. 
For a number of years I lived on a western ranch, and during 
the winter months I often had time to spare in which to get 
out into the hills. It was great sport to go out on snowshoes, 
and although I did not know as much about photography at that 
time as a goose knows about philosophy, I realized that I should be 
getting a record of some of the wonderful sights I saw Not every 
one had an opportunity to see game as I saw it, so I commenced to 
cast about for some dope on amateur cameras, and after I had ob- 
tained one that I thought would fill the bill, I started out. 
HAT was a lot easier said than done and it was not long 
before I came to the conclusion that it was one thing to get 
within rifle shot of game with a high-powered Winchester or 
Springfield rifle, but it was quite another matter to get close 
enough to get a shot with a camera. I also found that pictures 
taken at any great distance, with the lense opened to its widest 
aperture, gave pretty fuzzy negatives that could not be enlarged 
very much. To get a good picture with a camera and with- 
out a telephoto lens it was necessary to get a good sharp negative, 
and in order to do this the lens had to be stopped down to about 
f-16 or f-32. That meant that the exposure usually had to be 
from 1/10 to 1/2 second depending on the weather conditions, 
and to give that much exposure the object photographed had to 
remain motionless for at least that length of time, so the problem 
