The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-22
EDDY'S CAMERA AT NIGHT.
THE KITE-ELYER'S ETPERIMEN Ts
Nv OUTDOOR PHOTO6RAP PM.

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some Remarkable achievements with the
Camera by Are Electric Light Rays
RuiidInEs, Oceupnnt-. and Pnasers-sy
"Taken" with Fidelity 1Iow It lie Done.
Another new era in tho art of photography
has been inaugnrated through experiments con-
Quoted by William A.. Eddy of Bayonno, N. j.
the expert kite-lyer and mrologist, who was the
first person In America to take Landscape pho
tograplls from midair by means OF a camera
suspended from a kite cord. Outdoor photog-
raphy at night by means of arc electric light
rays Is Mr.. Eddy's latest achievement.
The few experiments in night photography by
means of electric light rays have developed
several remarkable facts. 1t 10 possible for any
person to take u camera, put the instrument on
q tripod or some other suitable resting place.
set the mechanism for n time shot" or ex-
posture of more or less duration with the lens
focusing n spot illuminated by arc electric light
rays. leave the cameraa alone. walk to the place
to be photographed, pose there, walk out of
range and back to the camera, close the shutter.
and thus photograph himself or herself at will.
1t is also possible to tako, all sorts of novel
shadow or ghost photographs. For instance, q
group of persons can. pose before the camera for
a short time and one by one walk away until only
one or two remain the full tiiue of exposure.
The result, will DO that tho persons remaining
will be photographer as distinctly, rs il the
those who leave the picture will appear as
shadows or ghosts more or less distinct accord
the lens. This feat can also be achieved by the
persons who form the group arriving one by
remaining the necessary period Of exposure.
mir. Eddy and his assistants have found that in
outdoor night photoErsphy oy electric light the
&c. between the lens and the object TO be pho
toRraphed, has no perceptible effect upon the
photographs. taken. In photography by sun
light the slightest movement of the person pho
toeraphed or the INTRODUCTION Of any other OBJ
Mr.. Eddy's achievements in outdoor night pho
tography date from q suggestion made to him
his efforts to photograph from midair the great
snnnd.mone parade in this city on Saturday.
night photograph from midsir OF a landscape
illuminated by powerful search lights. Arrange
fected by Mir. Eddy. who is experimentine for
the purpose OF learning how to best steady hts
shot" his daylight midair photographs being
instantaneous. The vibration OF Q kite string
photograph can be accom- plished.
To ascertain whether or not tho present som
sitive ~gelatine films for the camera would re-
Eddy decided to test the lens and films with
the electric street lishts in Bayonne. On sun;
surround the residence Of. the late Dr. Frederio
F. Fourth ra{n street, as the @ SShe1F d e. A1esH' an. D an pr, nass
several lays later the Two photographs showed
faint view of the scene photographed. the
a isssf n I1 f brf1r oat h she eej Sssn i at Whieh tho to
camera was levelled. The other view was much
better, the stone wall: sidewalk, trees. curb
Clearly depleted. Even the shadows Of the t r."
thrown across the sidewalk are discernible. In
corner Of Avenue b and East Fifth street. the
outline of the globe, and the shadow OF the car
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddy at first believed this feature
OF the photograph to be q chemical defect, but
s-year.old daughter Margaret.
Mr. EDDY continued his experiments on Fri.
midniSht he exposed twelve aims. o nine exee eE
lent photographs being the result. Houses sit
S Souisva at and S S919sr street. of .h he H banisRa 9Su ass
Linden street. Avenue D and Silver street. Ave
nue. d and Dodge street. and Avenue D and Ev-
Il taken by daylight. with the exception that
the roofs do not show because they were above
oamera's lens. In two Of these photographs
electric lights are shown, reiectors. globes. and
photograph. show views Of the New jersey
Central Central RaiiFoad's bridge ridge oyer Avenue d. the
La Tourette House on the Kill von Kuli
shore, and the Jersey City Electric Light Com
p pieiSres 's seVeral pers Smse are In de seEsssl and on , a1s
easily recognizable. Aside from the corrobor-
alton OF numerous witnesses to his experiments.
outdoors at night and by electric light is clearly
shown shown by the photographs; Several exhibit
ia siS"s H.
teriors of buildings. Others show the light re-
fecied on trolley and telegraph wires and rail-
play p%.s', Varied ! s aaSyiso Of Bi RSaiGs!e e&lsstris S i!est:. dis
TO New York with his camera last Sunday
night. He was accompanied by DIR. William II.
carried a dozen flms in his camera. and OBJ.
tanned nine excellent pictures. three films being
sPF9 eIeas BY 20 d9 TiSrs4fo up A nd. by 6luErinE because
was done in the parts of New York where hu-
most congregatess-Gity Hall Park, Park
Of the City Hall. The tripod was set up in City
picture shows the front facade Of the munieYRpai
edihce, the illuminated clock In the tower,
way. the extent of the broad plaza, an
illuminated basement window. and other ia
brilliantly lighted by electricity is exhibited in
me back ground. The second successful photo
Stsph she the Mail street side Of the Pos.
by tho blaze. of electric lights. The view looks
afross Broadway and one block down Park
sntly .legible to be read without the aid Of
glass. The ameraw was at the corner
Boarding a Broad way, cable car. the party
rode to the Hotel Bartholdi and ascended to
square; with the Worth monument in The fore
narle. Hoffman House: broadway to West
rwenty-seventh street. Fifth avenue to West
L WentS -slNll street, ana the former Hotel
looming up in the shadow back
round The second view displays the extent OF
" est Twcnty-third street, the Sixth avenue
Elevated railroad station being in tho centre Of
he picture. and the line of electric lights show
ng AS far as Tenth avenue. Even the corner OF
he Hotel Bartholdi's roof is shown.
The next set or photographs were obtained aI
ieIald square. The camera was first set on the
'nrbstone AZ the corner Of Broadway and West
Thirty. NTH street. During the exposure OF
everal minutes thirteen illuminated street
ars, fifty cabs and other vehicles and hundreds
{ persons passed between the lens and the Her
"a building. but only those persons who were
boxing into the press rooms windows show In
picture. Not knowing what would DO the
esult of SO much observation OF the camera.
mother process, was employed in the next pic
ure. Every time q car passed a hand was
laced over the lens. The result discloses a pc
nllar phase OF photography. The light filtered
across the front OF the building a du-
licate string of the electric lights which peep
rom the roof, 1t. also duplicated above the
nilding the illuminated clock, the hands OF
'hich show the time to have been between
wenty and twenty-five minutes after 10 O'Clock.
For the second picture the camera was put on
he triDOd in the Rutta~ nf Rrnad,yay "a nyt