Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-04-02

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q plate showing a succession OF action
in movement instantaneously photo
graphed is very ingenious. The object
10 be studied is moved In sunlight be-
fore a dark background, preferably
deep recess painted black. A disk with
one or more openings in IL is rapidly re-
volved before the lens of a camera.
n0iVhiie the opening is passing the lens
moving object is photographed,
the camera remains dark until al
06e1iRg again arrives. The moving OBJ
iect has now q new position and Is pho
tographed anew on the same plate, and
50 on again and again as often as re-
ouired until the object has moved be-
vond the range OF the lens or plate.
On this plate are now series or I'M
ages which can be easily compared.
With the present extra sensi-
tive" plates the results obtained
are very 6ne. If. the object moves
TOO fast the seed At which the opeuing
'DrrFss.bs tENAens must be increased or the
! opening Itself narrowed, either OF which
= diminishes the amount OF available
light This kind OF camera has fulfilled
its mission as far as obtaining instanta-
neous photographs Of domestic animals,
and now and then, perhaps, OF some
semi-savage beasts from the geological
gardens or circus menagerieS. But In
this progressive era man is always rest
less till he can obtain that which seems
almost out Of reach. So II is with pho
Biography. People who had been con-
tent to secure pictures Of horses, cows
elephants, monkeys and small boys In
more or less animated and sDrightly po-
sltions. wanted something else.
"Why cannot somebody invent a cam
era that will give US picture Of the
soa lions laugh, the hooking echo, or
a Chicagoan's mOdesty?" exclaimed an
ardent amateur photographer at re-
cent meeting. While this young person
was somewhat unreasonable in his de-
mands he might be surprised TO know
that a Frenchman has brought a pho
tographic apparatus 70 such perfection
that here will be no limit 70 securing
pictures Of anything within reasonable
demands, let the objects be what they
may, in molten or otherwise.
The proposition is nothing more or
less than to put Photographic gun"
on the market. This instrument, which
ia reality is nothing but camera OF
rs nnfoue shane, has been In existence for
some time past, though not, on account
OF It's price, within the reach OF the ay-
erage amateur. To Prof. MOrey, OF
France, belongs the honor Of first In
PRODUCING this curious gun TO the pub
|nR'uNand the professor In his turn does
claim for himself the original con-
ceDAon Of the cOntrivance, but he has
brought il up TO its present perfection.
One can easily understand what a
wide field Of possibilities is opened
for an operator armed with this "phOtO-
graphic gun" First Of all, II be is so
inclined, the doughty amateur can
epose" for admlring friends as dead
cold sport" when, tossing his camera
gun on his shoulder and Strapping his
X cartridge belt full OF extra sensitive
drv plates," he goes forth ia quest OF
game. Then that bugbear Of timid
photOgrapher-the tramp-will no long
or dare 10 stop him and make him
stake" him and his brother tramps In
numberless attitudes. All he will have
70 do IS TO aim his gun camera az the
intruders, take a snap shot and the
tramps will flee. There are hundreds Of
OTnnF H4NAUNAk % ~ 70 IVA ~ - "A III eAAAa
new-fsngled machine.
But from a serious point OF view this
PHOTOGRAPHIC gun is Of the greatest pos
slble value for obtaining good inStantan-
eous photographs of animals which
have hitherto escaped without having
had their pictures taken. Birds In par
tIcular will, Of course, be one Of the
chief objects to be photographed. AT a
recent exhibition there were some spec
linens Of such pictures shown which
were truely marvellous, not only from a
scientifc point Of view, but perhaps
more from their suggestion OF artistic
possibilities. One OF these latter show
ed an eagle soaring in the sunlit heights
Of etheral blue. The easy grace
OF his pOise as be sailed
along on outstretched wings was
admirably shown IN half dozen plates
taken at Intervals OF less than q second.
or course, this was an exceptionally
fine study, as the action Of the object
was comparatively slow. Another good
specimen, or rather series Of plates,
showed a number OF seagulls rising and
falling in their graceful curve9As they
lowered over the undulatiDg yes in
search Of food. In such study Chi
cagoans would have ample Oppo Rity
on the lake front. Still anothefS u
tinuous plate showed a startled dun p
It's erratic flight. In looking az
plate one could not hsle bat feel grS