Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-24
Photographing Wild Game.

lW l. IluCOiu AOhlnss Ill Subius.I
 The "Wrlnkle" in photos iaphy which MT.
 Carpenter described in April Outing reminds
 me of similar attempts which have made
 with the camera in the wilderness of the
 White mountains, and elsewhere. Lst it
 not be understood, however, that succe2 2s al-
 ways, or even often, crowned such attempts;
 for it is much ee tier, though far less excit-
 ing, to pursue and shoot quarry with 8
 rife or gun than to accomplish the same feat with ones camera and lens. Not only must
 one be within a certain distance of the wary
 game, but intervening objects must be avoid ed, and the light must be from behind if an instantaneous photog iaph is required. The
 chances of success being much les, in she ot- ing" with the camera than with the gun, when success is attained there is more reeson for qualification.
 My own attempts have been made in the direction of phetogr aphing the wild deer of northern New Hampshire, and there are not many feats moro difficult in photography. But this only adds zest to the sport. One way is to approach your game by water, and in direction from which the wind is blow ing of course. It one is perfectly familiar with the ground, there is a chance of getting picture by stationing one's self near a run way, where good light may be secured in the right direction and then by starting the dogs on the track, wait patiently until the game pass near enough the camera to snap the shutter at them. Another way is to con- ceal the camera in the brushwood, near a favo1ite watering place, and await the ap. proaeh of the deer, which usually occurs at each dawn or towards evening, and in the long days of summer there ia usually light enough to photograph them successfully at such times with the quick plates that are now manufactured. This is, perhaps, the surest method of all, but it will be found to require an intimate knowledge of the coun- ! try, of the game to be photographed, and a great amount of patience.
 It has been suggested to employ the mag ] nesium s'fash" light for photosraphing deer at night, since in the darkness one can ap- proach very near one's subject by water in a canoe. The camera might be adjusted in | the bow on ball and-socket unipod, simi- | lar to that which MT. Carpenter described, and the magnesium flashed from @ suitable support behind and little above the camera, or even from pistol devised for this pur- pose.
 rhers are, of course, many attractive pict-
 ures to be made by photography on hunting l actual living game in their own wild coun- | try. A fine young buck hung before pict. | uresque. bark camp, with hunters grouped about 1t, and with guns, rods, dogs, etc., properly arranged, with perhaps string oi | trout hanging from one of the poles and g l bunch of cartridges or other feathered game l in another conspicuous place, makes 8 most 1 interesting photograph. With such material ! an endless number of photographic changes may be rung, and all the results be extreme | Iy interesting and picturesque photographs The trophies of an outing thus secured are moreover, permanent, and serve to give ui 1 and our friends as we'll pleasure in the be
 holding over and over again, and when only memories of our hunting and fishing excur' l sions would otherwise remain.