Identifier: americanannualof28newy (find matches)
Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Photography
Publisher: New York : Tennant and Ward
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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entric, used on a5x7 focal plane, reflecting hand camera. Its wide rangeof efficiency adapted it to all outdoor subjects and coupledwith the large aperture enables one to get instantaneous,sharply defined, large pictures, nearly three times the sizepossible with an ordinary lens, even under the most un-favorable lighting conditions, thus making it of superior valueto the amateur and professional photographer. This abilityof rendering images of a true and natural perspective, freefrom distortion, is of high technical value. A typical motion picture made by the writer illustrating thespeed and remarkable definition of the F/5.4 Telecentric atfull aperture is shown in the accompanying reproduction(Figure i.) of the thoroughbred hunter going over a six foothurdle at the Newport Horse Show. This photograph wastaken with one-eighth inch opening of focal plane shutter,i/iooo of second exposure on Seed 30 Gilt Edge Plate, inbright, but not direct sunlight, 4 P. M. at thirty feet distance. 224
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cq tj ■^t Oh Even with this rapid exposure the detail is excellent. Theriders facial expression and the quivering, muscular anatomyof the thoroughbred, are quite forcibly brought out. Allmotion, likewise, is completely arrested. Owing to the fact that the great reading world has beentrained to look for photographs which at a glance tells atimely story, or vividly depicts some public event of generalinterest, there has been created a never-ending demand fromEditors of the leading monthlies, weeklies, and the lavishlyillustrated art supplements of the Metropolitan Sunday papers,for snappy and interesting news pictures. The portrayal,therefore, of passing events of every-day life and happeningsof public interest, offers a profitable field to the photographer. The photographs mostly in demand are those showing thepersons doing something. If some millionaires debutantedaughter is clever at horsemanship, or an athlete, she is de-sired to be pictured in action, her horse going over a hurdl

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