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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. Vol. XXIX. No. 1414.—Ootoler 9, 1885. CONTENTS. The Photographic Exhibition 641 Our Supplement 642 Trimming Prints 642 Who Should Have the Honour? By H. P. Robinson G43 Researches on the Chemical Action of Light. By Professor J. M. Eder 644 Cause and Prevention of Frilling in Dry Plates. By P. F. Reinsch 645 Artistic Feeling in Photography. By A. H. Wall 645 Panoramic Views 647 Notes 648 PAOR Patent Intelligence 649 Troubles and Pitfalls in Out-door Photography. By Edward Dunmore 649 Abstract of Wm. Lang’s Inaugural Address 650 The Latent Image, Ac. By G. D. Macdougald, F.I.C 651 Choosing a Subject. By Randall Spaulding 652 Costumes at Auction 653 Correspondence 653 Proceedings of Societies 654 Talk in the Studio 655 Answers to Correspondents 656 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION. [FIRST Notice.] At the Exhibition Soiree held on Saturday last there was, as usual, a good attendance ; but the crush somewhat inter fered with the examination of the photographs. The following medals have been awarded. We take them in accordance with the sequence of the catalogue numbers. H. Stevens, “Group of Orchids”; H. P. Robinson, 11 Dawn and Sunset”; T. M. Brownrigg, “Waterfall, Wharfedale"; W. Symonds, “Yacht-racing Scenes”; W. Muller, “Views in theEngadine”; S. Conway, “ Views in the Southern Tyrol”; W. J. Byrne, “Home Photo graphs”; School of Military Engineering, “ Tintern Abbey, and Raglan Castle” (No. 254) ; F. Beasley, Junr., “ Views near Moritz ”; J. Lafayette, portrait study, “Woman and Child”; W. Wainwright, “Austrian Tyrol”; W. J. Stillman, “ Erectheum. with Mars Hill ” ; H. Colard, " Okoma ” ; W. Noble, “ Views in the Euga; dine ”; Annan and Swan (Photogravure),* 1 A Fairy Raid,” after Sir Noel Paton ; The Autotype Company (Photo gravure), “The Pet Lamb,” from water-colour drawing by Mary Ely; J. Terras, 11 Figure Study ; ” W. N. Malby, “ Strengthening the Understanding.” The plants photographed by Henry Stevens are certainly very fine, and the judges could hardly have passed over his “ Group of Orchids and Ferns, Life-size,” No. 47, with out awarding it a medal, while his “ Group of Rhododen drons in China Jar,” No. 334, is perhaps equally good. The exhibitor, as a dealer in choice plants, has excellent opportunity of selecting fine specimens for photographing. Plants are naturally graceful and elegant, and cannot be galvanized into an awkward and stiff position like a sitter. Some persons invariably make a sitter feel awkward and ill at ease, and, judging from the figure studies which the same exhibitor sends—“ Meditation,” No. 46, and “ A Rustic,” No. 48—we should imagine that he possesses the power of galvanizing sitters into uneasiness in a very marked degree. It is difficult to imagine anything more inartistic and waxwork-figure-like than these studies. IL P. Robinson sends three exhibits, the largest of which, “Dawn and Sunset ” (No. 74), takes a medal. The general effect of this is very striking, and it was much admired by visitors to the Soiree on Saturday last. It is a combination, and represents a woman sealed near a win dow, and upon whose lap is an infant, while the grand father sits near the fire in the aimless, musing at itude of extreme age. “The Valentine” (No. 73), and “Who Could Have Thought It?” (No. 75), are companion pic tures; the young woman who is shown in the first as having read the missive, is depicted in the second just at the time when she realises who is the sender. “ Hope Deferred” (No. 36) is the picture we like best; the attitude of the dog who is waiting for a snack, and the expression of the lad who, while eating his lunch, holds up a piece in a tantalising way, being admirable. T. M. Brownrigg, whose magnificent views in Yorkshire (No. 92) take a medal, exhibits other frames which do him equal credit. In yachting photography we have pictures of really exceptional excellence in the medal exhibit of W. Symonds (No. 128), the central picture of the frame showing a tugging match ; but all have a bright and lively aspect, which makes them exceptional among yachting photo graphs. W. Muller’s frame (No. 161) of views in the Engadine are soft, yet bold and fully gradated, this frame taking the medal; but his other frames are so good that, in the absence of No. 161, he would doubtless have had the same award for one of them. We need say nothing in praise of No. 182, the medalled exhibit of Seymour Conway—-views in the Southern Tyrol; but his exhibits are not confined to these. The frame of home photographs (No. 224) by W. J. Byrne, does not please us. We have here the female form twisted into all manner of awkward and eccentric attitudes, and lighted iu fantastic ways. This kind of thing—when the retoucher’s work is done—goes abroad as high photographic art, stamped with the approval of the Photographic Society. Ingenious, not artistic, expresses our view of the varieties of position shown in frame No. 224. The School of Military Engineering deserves very great credit for its large and splendid views of Tintern Abbey and Raglan Castle (No. 254). Alpine views again—and excellent views into the bargain—are those shown by F. Beasley, junr. ; and it is his frame No. 258 that takes the medal; all his frames are excellent, but this is the best. No. 320, “Mrs. Scroope Bernard and Child,” by J. Lafayette, is a very striking example of the show-case style- in. photography. In these cases one never knows how much is due to photography, and how much to retouch ing ; and the judges should act with much caution. Grand in the extreme is W. J. Stillman’s medalled exhibit (No. 339), “Erectheum, from the Parthenon Temple of Nike Apteros, Acropolis, and Thesium, with Mars Hill.” Here we have legitimate photography at its best. W. Wainwright, Junr., displays the beauties of the Austrian Tyrol; his pictures are bright and good. The medal he takes is well deserved. The interior study by II. Colard, “ Okoma” (No. 354), was much and deservedly admired by those present at the soiree; it is a production of very exceptional merit. “ Views in the Engadine ” (No. 368), by Willi im Noble, is a frame containing four large and excellent subjects, and his medal is well bestowed. Two examples of photo-engraving take awards, and both