New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
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Tie ama,.u~ photographer .. constantly w'.'i'r
uNcrii.c- orc n 'hc most 90 .Dl. .., Oh: "A'I ..
,verc.pI.u.r WIS 40. b, -o BE-. , 'f 10 g. l'..
10 undcY. 'aaA. This trouble ARISES f.tu "..''
10 10 siic that tfc subject ' ''ar H-''r inifr -''
upon tie Ili'c. aec lilr. % iellllr Cd" i'*tN
- ihc procc>-. Tii- plrl'ui'r f"f' '- h' "" iN'h
confined - to- WHO age l.' beginning % -.ir i''rir
finger, vrh rfrp. nr mant vho A.r' f' .'A y, a.
experimental stage = TO- a,' ar. .iN v'.r % =
IDEA tlai another second D. .vc m' 'h",. f'' ''.
ana right there the error B. r.... Ts.'" i. gro 'l'
rrlc and good orc. "TI'c @r = thc shadow. are
tie lights VIII taic 'ir' e. orI-"lf"-." i'. rfl'
Is safe ore in most ci.'-. ut y d. n'>f - " too
careful 20 the dettimct - tA- negative. a'a noh.rr
uut practice can teach tie proper c:p'-i'" or t'
true meaning ~ ihe iulc.
Again. at t!ns season y thr year. wi"a outdoor
work 3, hc-c' With many dfc9,t"-. .ma'elr, "rc Go
cllnod 80 trr portlaurc. ana seem - THINKS ilf' ihr
nearer they can get object u close - "iico"
he lcs, tine r. requires. Here th'r ar wrong f.:
the nearer the ID, z, the subject 'hr more d'i'aHf
IN mahns "a qulch exposure. ard There must %" -p''c
between NJ" subject aud the len 80 allp" the Light
raw - ent'r ihe tube ty.
Alctacr error Into which manv amateurs fail Is t.
rofcronc, 20 the amount ~ cit. The IDEA frat
wien f. desired 10 expose plate. aud Tic light j.
not - good rs II Should hc the deficiency IN li.hi
can BE- ovcrcOm" by giving tine plate "a litl" more
lime" +, easy 10 iaI into but IN nine casrs oIt Of
y u
cia'v til, Increase ~ tim" I, given with the fnii
aperture, whcoa, il the lcn had been partly stopped
down. the extra limo could have been given safely. ana
The plate could hav" had far mor definition and detail
That The lens Itself IS Of vial importanc, IS cyldoat
but no matter bow god bit OF glls,T may
have It's best work cannot be brought ont until
/, thoroughly acquainted with Il and knows just hos
quick II f.. For this reason before bnylng ncN
lens Il /, always best to Try e. by exposing under the
conditions Of eht and stops thrc 0ar plate,
I'm VARYING times ana then develop. record OF each
plat" will give 4 standard - time vain" 10 the len,
which VIII BE- Il wonderful help ia future wpra.
Again. to the plates thcmsrIvre. The failure TO-
understand a." meaning Of the s'n-l'0mct"r mark ~
the plate often results in los which could b" a,Ol,d
II The amateur would rid iim,yl! OF the idea thai Il
shorter "NpO.urc Oh quick plate VIII make II com"
ont correctly and pay more attention t. the relative
value ~ III, Stop Zach plate maker has hi, own st
Of marks, and The $50" ~ one maker Is no qic.rr
Than tie "2GN' Of another for Instantaneous WDfh
WHILE for view and land cap, WORK.. the 30" u on.
maker has practically the same speed Ia retaining
image the l. 10" Of another maker has The
remedy for This seeming difficulty T. Tor the amat ur
To- stick TO one brand Of plates IL" W II then hnDw
Just what to expect IN result from hi methods 81
work. The difficulty 81 over cNPoEur. be- over
come. first 10y inv sting Il Few plates IN getting ac
quaintcd with thr lens 'cDnd. hy realizing the
Ing OF IA" -"usitOmctrr nrnb"r The pat b ard
being governed II. and ihir1. by remembering tha
the thr lens /, to the subject thr longer the
exposure necessary, and the larger the stop the shorter
the time required.