The Washington times., 1908-08-09
SKILL Of CAMERA
ON EXHIBITION
Photographic Club of Balti-
more Presents Interesting
Collection in Capital
Camera ClubrOOmS.

The city of Baltimore is represented
a the present time by an exhibition
| OF Photographic work at the rooms OF
the Capital Camera Club, IN the Walter
| building in f street.
| This exhibition represents the cOntTi-
/ button OF the Photographic Club of Bal
| timore city to the interchange OF pho
Geographic work arranged between the
| Photographic clubs of some Of the larger
| cities Of the country.
II was intended that this exhibition
should he placed on view in this city
/ last Nov ember, but owing to the inl-
| prov -ments in the club rooms OF the
| local society, which were not completed
at that time. the exhibit was shipped to
! the next society in the chain Of clubs
without being shown in Washington.
The collection now on view consists
of some forty-fve photographs. In many
particulars il differs from the former
exhibitions held during the past season
The society contributing the work Is
probably the second oldest In the inter
change having been organized some
twenty-five years ago. It's members
have 70 a degree been isolated from
Ihotogl sphic workers IN other cities
and nave had but little experience in
1
htbitjon has but little OF a distinctive
character There is no evidence or any
controlling spirit who has shaped the
direction OF the exhibition in any single
direction. Each member seems 10 have
worked in the path best suited to his
individual liking. It is an exhibition OF
the work of individuals. rather than the
exhibition OF a group animated by
club spirit.
Notwithstanding this diversity Of pur-
nose the exhibition Is not lackiI g in in
terest, or IN popularity Percy M.
Reese, one of the best known amateurs
in the j fillmore society, Is represented
nv a group OF architectural subjects
illustrating foreign architecture. Ihls
class includes Street in Gibraltar
'.COliseum-Rome, ''Cloister St John
Rome 'sDoges' Palace-VeniCe." and
'aTempIe of Minerva-Rome." AS a
whole these pictures are commendable.
II is true that they have been taken
in full light and are consequently IN
some Instances harsh, but they Illustrate
interesting types Of architecture IN a
thoroughly understandable manner.
J. Lee Tormey has selected a sc ne
whaL novel class OF subjects Tor his
representation in this coliection-that OF
animal photography II might properly
be termed animal -pOrtrattUre, for in
most OF his examples the picture shows
but the head of the wild animal selected
as the SUBJECT OF MS study y uBidl
Lioness" is an interesting study Of the
head of a large liOness, in which the
artist has given pleasing decorative
effect
Charles A. Muller is evidently an ad-
mirer OF girls in the age of vivacity.
His models are pretty, they are grace
fully posed. and the surroundings are
harmonious. Tennis Girls" is a picture
of three girls with their tennis rackets
passing down woodland path. This
picture IS an Illustration Of the studied
EFFORT that seems spontaneous.
"A Coming Cup Winner is the title
OF charming study of children by Fred
Eigenrang. The picture shows a large
body of water with the shore line form
ing a pleasing line of composition. At
the edges OF the water are three small
children. one OF whom Is attemptinp
the sailing of a miniature boat. The
charm of the picture is its realism. The
picture seems to be a faithful and vet
an artistic presentation of an actual oc-
currence. There is nothing to suggest
the studied pose or the consciousness of
the small models.
IAN Urchin," by the same artist, loses