HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1924-08-21, Page 3PHOTOGRAPHING WATER SCENES
The coast, vessels under wry, .the
waterfront of a seaport town where all•
kinds of shipping congregates, furnish
innumerable subjects for the camera
—subjects that:cen be made into pic-
tures that suggest the majesty of the
sea and the romance of :maritime com-
merce. Lakes, rivers, Small, streams
and waterfalls also offer enticing sub
To make correctly timed negatives
of bore views and shipping you must
remember that the ii1umination is dif-
ferent from that of the ordinary lands.
scape and allow, for the feet.' In the
summer, scenes around the wharves,
where there are usually sttrong s11ad-
ows or dark objects close at hand, re-
quire only about one half, as long an
exposure ,as ordinary landaeapee re-
quire. Stretches of open beach, break-
ing surf and vessels entirely surround-
ed by water require one quarter, the
exposure.
I! the shutter of your camera is not
adjustable to different speeds,: you can
obtain a properly timed negative by.
using a smaller size stop when you
pbs tograph any exceptionally well -
lighted subject. The sizes of the stops
are such that each one passes just one
hale as much light as the next larger
one;, so, if you have been getting well-
timed landscape negatives . with the
largest . stop, the next -smaller one
should be used for the ordinary wharf
or waterfront subject• and the third.
one for open beaches and veesele.in
open water.
Should you have a shutter that has
several speeds and a diaphragm scale
marked for either the standard "F"
sizes 'or the Universal System of stop
numbers, the following .exposures will
be about right in these oases: For
views round •-wharves• between 9 a.m.
and 3 p.m. in bright summer weather,
one fiftieth of -a second, stop F 16 (U.
8. No. 16) ; for shipping surrounded by
open water, one hundredth of a sec-
ond, atop 16.
Thoae exposures are suitable only
for, the extra -rapid plates and films. " If
plates or films of the usual speed are
used, stop F. (U. S. No. 8) should be
employed instead of F 16. The best
plates for the purpose are the double -
coated non -halation orthochromatic.
Choosing Your Subject.
When a folding camera is used in•
bright sunshine negatives are fre-
quently obtained that are fiat and fog-
gy because of the direct sunlight or
_strong, reflected light that falls upon
the front *surface of the lens. Conse-
quently .it is •wise to make a short
cardboard tube and , paint it a dull
blaokAtiside. , It: should be made of
suck a size. that it willfit snug over
the lend . mount; but it, must not be
long enough to cutoff any of the view
that the lens' includes. The question
can be settled by placing the tube in
position and sighting through•the lens
with your eye at one corner of the
back of the camera. The easiest class
of water scenes to photograph are or-
dinary coast subjects such as a curv-
ing beach, a group of rocks by the
water's edge, a small boat hauled up
out of reach of the tide or a fish shan-
ty with perhaps a well-placed figure
or two,suitably employed --which does
not mean that they should stare at
the camera. Simple material and lit-
tle of it is the most effective. Don't
try to include a great expanse of beach
or water with hotting of interest in
the foreground, for the result will be
disappointing:
Neit to .choosing your subject and
your viewpoint intelligently comes
suitable lighting. When the $un is
high overhead objects cast little shad-
ow. Everything is flooded with light,
and a photograph made" under such
conditionsis flat and monotonous. Aim
to include a fair amount of shadow in.
your composition, such as prevails
when the sun is at one side and not
too high. A ray "filter, if you know
how to use it, will often improve the
rendering of a beach scene, particu-
larly if there are light clouds in the
sky, which add to the attractivenes,s
of the effect. The ray filter .of course
requires a longer exposure; the length
of tthie depends upon the kind of filter
and the kind of plate.
Photographing Vessels.
Like photographing surf, catching
vessels under sail calls for prompt de-
cisions, esp,ecially
e-cisions,'especiaiiy when the subject is
near and moving fast, but a little prac-
tice soon, gives confidence. A rather
low viewpoint;usurallyshows the lines
of a vessel to the best advantage,, and
the feeling of action is most .strongly
expressed when the craft is presented
at an angle, either coming toward' or
going from the observer: ' Although a
side lighting gives a good play of light
and shade, you should hot overlook the
effectiveness of shipping` as seen
against the light, especially when the
sun is low enough to produce a shin-
ing path of light upon the water or a
fine cloud effect, furnishes an'interest-
lag background. When you are work-
ing aboard a vessel in motion don't
rest the camera upon the rail or cabin,
particularly if the ves,s,el is a steamer,
for the vibration front the machinery
is likely to, blur the image. Also avoid
Standing whore the vibration is most
noticeable.
Much of the advice here given see
plies also to inland water soenes, es-
pecially those about the larger lakes
aiid rivers, for they nay be classed as
"marines" whenever water or ship-
ping is more conspicuous than other
parts of the composition. In dealing
with moll a subject as the tree -lined
banks of a stiettni or a lake or a water-
fall in a glen the general tone and
form of the land and foliage should
help to deck",r, what proportion of the
space the water should occuPY in the.
picture, As the contrast between the
water and the fibers line is usually.
pronounced, a more pleasing composi-
tion. .can generally be produced by
showing the shore line in perspeotive
and so leadieg the eye into thepic-
ture rather than by letting the line 01.
the shore run horivontally across the
picture, which tends to cut it into two
parts, If you wialt• to represent: a
view across a small river or lake, try
to include a suitable bit of the near
bank for a foreground. That will give
an idea of the space between the ob-
server and' the shore opposite and will
also produce a more attractive coni
position.
Take Rapids at An Angle.
Shimmering reflections are more ef-
fective in a picture than those of Intl --
ter -like sharpness, but the sharp ones
can be broken up by striking the
water with a long stick just before you
make the exposure:
If the foreground of a river or lake
scene is light in tone, the exposure re-
quired may not be more than one half
that demanded by the average land-
scape; but, if there is thick foliage
upon the near bank, the subject should
be timed as a similar landscape away
from the water would be tuned.
When possible waterfalls and rapide
should be pictured from a quartering
Viewpoint rather than directly; "head
on," for the flow of the water in 'a
sidewise direction will better suggest
its motion than when it comes straight
down toward the spectator. A much
slower exposure can be allowed than
is necessary for breaking surf. From
one fifth to one tenth of a second is
usually fast enough. Use a large stop;.
it increases your chance of getting de-
tail in the darker surroundings with-
out an ezposure long enough to 'spoil
the detail in the m•cving water.
Courage.
No star is ever lost, whose light
We once have seen;
Only obscured sometimes by clouds
That drift between
Us and its, radiance- which shines
Calm and serene.
No hope of ours can ever. die,
Though buried deep
By doubt or fear or unbelief—
It does but sleep!
Awaken it! Have faith it will
Its promise keep!
With courage, keep your goal in sight,
Anti toward it, still
Keep climbing upward, ever up.
Though steep' the hill,
There is no height we may not reach,
If we but will! -
-Ida May Thomas, in Success.
Wifey—"Could,I have a little money
for summer clothes!?"
Hubby—"Sure! Fine! You usually
ask for a lot." .
In a Boarding House.'
Over the faded paper on the wall
Gigantic cabbage roses climb and
crawl
In patterns weird and startling of 'de-
sign—
How many eyes have loathed it—as
do mine!
The room is full of shadows, secrets
stare
And whisper in the corners, every-
where;
Of former transients who once came
,and went.
Theselistening walls are subtly elo-
quent!
The weary chairs all, sag—,so tired
they
Of serving stranger folk frons day to
day
The bed groans languidly --its ancient
springs
Have had so much to bear ---poor, pa-
tient things!
This shabby, woollen desk—sq, stained
with ink,
Whatstories it, might tell, I often
think,
Of us discouraged 'ones, who yet must.
write
Gay letters to send home, night after
night!
-Marie X. Caruthers.
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Jerusalem's Water Supply,
The Pools of Solomon, named for a
locality rather than for the famous
king, were built by man engineers to
provide a water supply. for Jerusalem,
The three pools, which are eight miles
front the 'city, are fed. by largo springs
and have a total capacity of forty mil -
'toe gallons, The Romans built so well
that after the many centuries of dis-
use the pools, the springs and the
aquedtiots had only t� he cleaned and
the leaks repaired to give Jerusalem
e,
r.Ile at •
i i an exc nt water supply,
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Their Majesties, King George and Queen Mary, are watching the proces-
sion of the clergy at the ceremonies in connection with the recent opening
of the new. Liverpool Cathedral. With them is Mr. Arthur Henderson, home
secretary in the Labor government •.
A Poem You Ought to Know.
Good Night and Good Morning.
Richard Monckton Milnes, first Bar-
on. Houghton, and -father of the Mar-
quess of Crewe, the present British
Ambassador in Paris, was born :; in.
1809,• and during his long life knew
everybody worth knowing. He was
a man of culture and great literary flows by them to the infinite expanse,
gifts, - are contenders -for supremacy in war,
in business or in Iove.
A fair little girl sat under a tree, Great minds ought to get rid of pet -
Sewing as long as her eyes could see; tiness, even while they strive for the
Then smoothed her work, and folded advantage. A bracing competition
it right, never yet did anything but good in the
And said: "Dear work, good ,night! making of a character. Nothing worth
good night!" - - the having comes to us. easily. It was
ordained for our benefit that we
•
Such a number of rooks came over her should strive and agonize, "endure
head, and be..withatood," taste the -bitter of -
Crying, "Caw! caw!" on their'way to ten and the sweet occasionally.
bed; . • - The last test of a .man is his de -
She said as she watched their curious' meanor toward his rivals. , Any man is
• abbe without effort to be friendly to his
"Little black things good nighty good“'friends, genial among the congenial
night!" There is no warrant for a quarrel with
our comrades 'picked and chosen.
The horses, neighed, and the oxen But what are we among competi
lowed; tars? Do we keep our tempers and
The sheep's "bleat! bleat!" came over play fair with them? Do we scorn to
the road; take a sly advantage? Do we recog-
All seeming to say, with a quiet de- nine and -admire in our opponents the
light: essential traits of goodness that we
"Good little girl, good night! good find and praise in those who are our
night!" faithful, tried eompanions‘?
'Jealousy is - a mean and poisonous
She did not say to the sun "Good emotion. The way to redeem it from
night!" utter ugliness is to divert its force
Though she saw him there like a ball from the -malignity of envy into a ten -
of light; der, gentle, reverent concern for the
For she knew he had God's own time other person, a willingness to re -
to keep pounce, if that shall be for the other's
All- over the world and never could good, a generous continuity of impulse
sleep. that can find no room for any con-
sideration of a selfish benefit.
To hear of the successful ought to
mean that we rejoice in their success
that, might have been ours. If we
have done all that was in our power
and failure was the crown of the ef-
fort, 'at least we tried. And life is
one long opportunity to go on trying.
An Editor's Trials.
An editor once kept track of his
profits and losses during the year and
gave an invoice of his business diary
at the end of 12 months of ups and
downs, in the following manner:
Been broke 361 times.
Praised the public 89 times.
Told lies 720 times.
Missed prayer meetings 52 times,
Been roasted 431 times.
Roasted others 52 tinges.
Washed office towel 3 times.
Mistaken for preacher 11' tines-.
Mistaken for capitalist 0 times.
Got whipped 8 times.
Whipped others '0 times,
-Cash on hand at beginning $1.47.
Cash on hand at ending 15 cents.
—Milwaukee, N.D.., Globe.
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When dry, seaweed is richer than
oatmeal or Indian corn in nitrogen-
ous constituents.
Rivalry.
"Rivaled" was the Latin word for
those who dwelt on the banks of a
stream and quarreled over the use of
the water and the occupation of the
shore. •
To -day "rivals" are those who, living
on the margin of the river of live, as it
The tall pink foxglove bowed his head,
The violets curtsied and went to bed;
And good little Lucy tied up her hair,
And said, on her knees, her favorite
prayer.
And while on her pillow she softly lay,
She knew nothing more till again it
was day;
And all things said to the beautiful
sun,
"Good morning, good morning! our
- work is begun."
The Borrower.
Mrs. Isaac Tootle is always borrow-
ing something. So far she owes her
neighbor, Mrs. Latch, six cups of
sugar, a quarter of a pound of butter;
three spools of thread, a can opener,.
eleven hairpins, a crochet needle, a
sack of salt, a bottle of vinegar, 'a box
of camphor balls, a package cif tea,
a box of matches, and a soup tureen.
The only thing she hasn't borrowed
from the Latches is the piano, and
that's because she doesn't play.
1Vir. Latch wants to buy an autonio-.
bile, but his wife won't let him. "Mrs.'
Tootle can get along without an 'auto-
mobile," is the way Mrs, Latch puts
it.
Stories Abut Wethown People
Too Eipquent.
The American Ambassador to the
Court of St. James's Mr, Frank Bill -
Inge Kellogg^-- himself a clever lawyer
--relates bow be once lost a case'
througit his own eloquence,
His client was a pretty woman,' 'bo
was being sued by her husband for
divorce, and Mr. Kellegg was endeav-
oring to :obtain as much alimony :for
her as he could.
Suddenly, in the midst of a burst of
eloquence, be was interrupted by the
lady's husband.
"Your honor," explained the bus -
band, "I have suddenly. decided to
withdraw my suit, and, if my wife is
willing, I would like to have her come
back to me!"
When he was asked for hts reason
he explained
"Mr. Kellogg has presented her in
such an attractive light that I've fall-
en in love with her all over again!"
Edison' v. Ford.
Are we really •getting back to "Me-
thuselah?" The United States boasts
two men who doggedly refuse to grow
old. One is Mr. Ford and the other is
Mr. Edison, who recently celebrated
his seventy-seventh birthday.
These two geniuses are great
friends, and a little while ago they
went for .a . holiday together and pro-
vided the guests of their hotel with as
amusing a spectacle as any could hope
to, see:
I "Sae here—TIT bet you can't Molle.'
'it off!" exclaimed Mr. Ford, placing
Ia cigar on the mantelpiece.
"I'll go you," returned IVIr. taison,
and kicked the cigar off three tinea
running --or, rather, threetimes• kiclrr
ing.
Mr. Ford, the challenger, could only
accomplish the feat once, and Edieon
was victorious. But hard got batik at
him. They started jumping upstairs,
and whereas the inventor took three
jumps to clear ten steps, the motor -
king accomplished them in two.
Honors were easy, and they had a
drink. (A very mild one, of course!)
Girl of Twenty Is Methodist Preacher,
A preacher of only twenty years of
age is unusual enough, but when the
preacher is a girl the fact is remark-
able. Miss Emily Bishop, daughter
of .a Chatham (England), joinerr,.
achieved this distinction recently
when she was ordained a lay preacher
in the local Primitive Methodist
Church.
"I was brought up from childhood.
in the service of the church," Miss
Bishop says. "I have learned to love
it as I love my own home. While I
was taking a class in the Sunday
school one day, our minister asked me
to prepare myself for the examination.
I gradually arrived at the conviction
that I was called to preach theGospei
to others:'
The Holding Power. of Nails.
Driving a nail into a piece of wood
may seem to many a simple process
and one that would hardly be of much
interest to a laboratory. A nail is
used, however, for a given purpose-
it is intended to hold and stay where
it is put. This feature of nail driving
is of very great interest, as practically
all wood construction is dependent up -
On nails.
The holding power of nails has been
the subject of a great deal of invests
gation by the Forest Products Labors
tones of the Department of the Inter
Carillonneur Plays' for
100,000 People
c The Chevalier Josef, curiously ab-
breviated to "Jeff," Denyn, the noted
Flemish carillonneur, can claim, in the
words of a writer in The London
Morning Post, "that he has. endowed
an old instrument with a new soul,
that he has not only given his coun-
trymen a new zest to their traditional
love for the carillion, but has spread
a knowledge of Its beauties and quail-
- ties in countries where these were
previously unknown.
- "He talks with quiet pride of his
tor. There are many kinds of wood
being used at present for building and
other wood -work, and the fiat is con-
stantly, being added to. There are al-
so many kinds of nails, together with
varied lengths and thickness in each.
It is common knowledge that the
cut nail has greater holding power
than the wire nail, but it is not so
easily driven, while the wire nail when
cement' coated, barbed, etc., has its
bolding power considerably increased%
Again, where large quantities...of nails
are used, as in the pecking cases in-
dustry, a difference of one-half ;inch
inlength of nails required to secure
the necessary strength in the case
may mean a considerable saving, on
account of the larger number of nails
to the pound.
The proper nails to use with the
different species of wood, and the re-
quired represents, as will be seen, a
problem with which all users of nails
are confronted, and it is one in which
the Forest Products Laboratories are
endeavoring to solve. Some six hun-
dred tests have been made, with spe-
cially designed equipment, and the
work will be continued until all Cana-
dian commercial woods have been
covered.
Bank Bills Paper Reclaimed.
What becomes of all the defaced
and damaged paper money is a ques-
tion that has often been asked of
bankers. Heretofore the answer has
invariably been, that it is burned.
Many interesting stories associated
with the burning ceremony have gene
the rounds of the press., aniong them
being one in which an excessive draft
in the furnace littered St: James
Street, in Montreal, with partially
burned bills. Ottawa's fire depart-
ment was once called out to answer
an alarm of fire when damaged paper
money was being destroyed in the
furnaces of the Finance Department
in the East Block. Later the melting
furnaces at the Mint were used for
this purpose.
The destruction by burning of con-
demned paper money seems likely to
become an absolete practice. The
Forest Products Laboratories, of the
Department of the Interior, have been
carrying en a series of experiments to
develop the best method of recovering
good paper stock from the condemned
paper currency withdrawn from circu-
lation by the Department of Finance
and the various banks, and to ascer-
tain if such a method is commercially
feasible. Refining of the stock pro-
duced under normal cooking condi-
tions was carried out and, by the use
of a special washing equipment, it was
found possible to recover an absolute-
ly clean pulp.
The paper used for the printing of!
bank notes is made from pure linen
cuttings, and is one of the most ex-
pensive papers manufactured. It will
readily be seen that if the Forest Pro.
ducts Laboratories are able success-
fully to reolaitu the paper from con-
demned currency it will be of oou-
siderable commercial importance.
The Real Test,
"1 want to show you, ladies and gen-
tlemen, the famous„ "flexible ivorine
comb, an absolutely Unbreakable comb,
ladies and gentlemen, as will stand,
anything, You can bond it --so, or
twist it—so, or You can-----"
"Can y'ou comb your hair with it?"
interrupted a practical member of the
In order to give babr-s who aronot overly strong a' better lease o11 life, a
eloctr•ic incubators are being installed by many of the ls1g a hospitals. "rile
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temperature is kept from 65, to 110 degrees and baby thrives under it,
Canada's fire losses in 1023 totalled
484,619,000. Think of uI
carillon at Malines, where for his
Monday evening concerts his audi-
ences n umber from 80,000 to 100,000
persons, special trains being run from
Antwerp and Brussels on purpose for
them. (These are held, by the way,
during the months of May, June and
August; they are discontinued in July
during the annual fair). This creator
of a new art of: bell -playing hos found-
ed
ounded a bell school, at present the only
one in existence. M. Naas, his favor.
its pupil and assistant at Melees, reg
lates how, in the early days, he and
the' one other student.were allowed
ito practice for a quarter of an hour
each on Saturday mornings when the
noise of the weekly market 'rendered
the carillon less vbstrusive. Now
students play on the bells during the
whole of Saturday morning. But two
carillon keyboards, operating on metal
plates instead of bells, allow them to
attain proficiency before venturing on
the carillon itself.
"It is an illu.mina'ing experience
for those whose knowledge of bells
comes from change ringing to see M.
Denyn sit down to the carillon key-
board and improvise with almost as
little effort as if he were playing the
organ. In other days a carillonneur
prepared for his task as if he were
getting ready for a game of football.
He put on a special suit, and covered
his han•de with thick leather, or rub-
ber, mittens. With the modern im-
provements in the carillon all this is
unnecessary, and the only preparation
Mr, Denyn may make is to put a thin
felt band round his little fingers. Any-
thing mare would spoil the delicacy of
touch on which the art of carillon
playing depends, and even these he
often discards.
"M. Denyn, virtuoso though he be,
is never the slave of hie own virtuos-
ity. Arpeggios and soale passages
flow from under his hands and feet
with wonderful brilliance; every gra-
dation of tone is at his command; with
his tremolando, by which the caril-
lonneur produces his sustaining ef-
fects, he achieves a hitherto unknown
subtlety. Yet he always respects the
character of the instrument. The pe-
culiar charm of his playing is the pro-
duct of a profoundly musical nr.ture,
and is in its essence unanalyzable.
But his limpid style has achieved its
present perfection through his unfail-
ing recognition that bells have the de-
fects of their qualities -that, for in-
stance, owing to the prominence of
the minor third in their harmonic
series thick chords are to be avoided,
and that for the sane reason minor
are preferable to major harmonies."
J.i:st Habit, of Course.
"What's' :e poet grumbling about
now?"
"Thinks he onght
s o g , to be ableto run
114,1 car on a poetic license."
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