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January 13th, 1937
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By A. G. DELL. |
well worth photographing. Any three months of winter-time will supply a far greater range of atmospheric land¬ scapes than a similar period of summer, though they may not be quite so easy to record, but any extra difficulty should only add spice to the undertaking.
A good plan is to do again those walks which were so enjoyed in the summer, and see how changed — improved sometimes — they are pictorially. The advantage of travelling known ground is that one is acquainted beforehand with the nature of the land and can choose the walks accordingly, i.e., leave the low-lying districts alone after excessive rain (these are best visited
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Sunday Morning Walk.
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THE time when winter was the close season for photographic activities out of doors has passed, and rightly so, for winter’s charms are many and varied.
With the splendid high-speed emulsions now available, practically any camera can be used successfully. No longer is it necessary to have an ultra-vvide-aperture lens in order to get fullyexposed negatives at snapshot speeds.
During the winter months nature is in many moods : hard frost, torrential rain, brilliant sunshine, dense fog or snow being some of the most usual, all of which create pictorial effects
The Thaw. Ilford S.G. Pan., 1/25 th sec., f/4-5, Alpha Filter.
bUNNY Morning, Winter.
S.G. Pan., 1/10 th sec., 7/4.5, Beta Filter.
during times of hard frost) and visit the uplands. High ground and sandy soil are often surprisingly dry in winter¬ time, even after much rain. Who minds a bit of mud, anyway ? It may make a picture !
Except when using super-speed emulsions and/or very wide aperture lenses, a tripod will be found very useful and will amply repay the little extra labour entailed in carrying it around. With such an accessory even the most humble of cameras can be used with success.
With the less rapid type of lens a shutter with slow speeds such as i/5th and 1 /10th of a second is a great help, failing which, however, an effective alternative is to give a rapid bulb exposure in conjunction with a lens-stop which will give approximately the desired exposure. If in doubt, err on the generous side.
Judging exposure times in winter is even trickier than in summer — winter light often being bright visually, but yellow in content and weak in actinic value — therefore the use of an exposure meter (or table) should be resorted td ; many after-regrets will thus be avoided.
The use of colour filters in winter work is a debatable point. Of course, they always help the rendering of colour