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- Register Index III
- Ausgabe No. 1270, January 5, 1883 1
- Ausgabe No. 1271, January 12, 1883 17
- Ausgabe No. 1272, January 19, 1883 33
- Ausgabe No. 1273, January 26, 1883 49
- Ausgabe No. 1274, February 2, 1883 65
- Ausgabe No. 1275, February 9, 1883 81
- Ausgabe No. 1276, February 16, 1883 97
- Ausgabe No. 1277, February 23, 1883 113
- Ausgabe No. 1278, March 2, 1883 129
- Ausgabe No. 1279, March 9, 1883 145
- Ausgabe No. 1280, March 16, 1883 161
- Ausgabe No. 1281, March 22, 1883 177
- Ausgabe No. 1282, March 30, 1883 193
- Ausgabe No. 1283, April 6, 1883 209
- Ausgabe No. 1284, April 13, 1883 225
- Ausgabe No. 1285, April 20, 1883 241
- Ausgabe No. 1286, April 27, 1883 257
- Ausgabe No. 1287, May 4, 1883 273
- Ausgabe No. 1288, May 11, 1883 289
- Ausgabe No. 1289, May 18, 1883 305
- Ausgabe No. 1290, May 25, 1883 321
- Ausgabe No. 1291, June 1, 1883 337
- Ausgabe No. 1292, June 8, 1883 353
- Ausgabe No. 1293, June 15, 1883 369
- Ausgabe No. 1294, June 22, 1883 385
- Ausgabe No. 1295, June 29, 1883 401
- Ausgabe No. 1296, July 6, 1883 417
- Ausgabe No. 1297, July 13, 1883 433
- Ausgabe No. 1298, July 20, 1883 449
- Ausgabe No. 1299, July 27, 1883 465
- Ausgabe No. 1300, August 3, 1883 481
- Ausgabe No. 1301, August 10, 1883 497
- Ausgabe No. 1302, August 17, 1883 513
- Ausgabe No. 1303, August 24, 1883 529
- Ausgabe No. 1304, August 31, 1883 545
- Ausgabe No. 1305, September 7, 1883 561
- Ausgabe No. 1306, September 14, 1883 577
- Ausgabe No. 1307, September 21, 1883 593
- Ausgabe No. 1308, September 28, 1883 609
- Ausgabe No. 1309, October 5, 1883 625
- Ausgabe No. 1310, October 12, 1883 641
- Ausgabe No. 1311, October 19, 1883 657
- Ausgabe No. 1312, October 26, 1883 673
- Ausgabe No. 1313, November 2, 1883 689
- Ausgabe No. 1314, November 9, 1883 705
- Ausgabe No. 1315, November 16, 1883 721
- Ausgabe No. 1316, November 23, 1883 737
- Ausgabe No. 1317, November 30, 1883 753
- Ausgabe No. 1318, December 7, 1883 769
- Ausgabe No. 1319, December 14, 1883 785
- Ausgabe No. 1320, December 21, 1883 801
- Ausgabe No. 1321, December 28, 1883 817
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through carriers. I had not, and never will use them, for with slides of unknown lengths it would be impossible to get them to register, which would not be a credit to the Society. I am aware that at these meetings we have a very critical audience, some present being lantern experts ; and as you entrust me with the exhibition of the slides, for my own credit’s sake as well as that of the Society, I take great pains to have the manipu lation as perfect as possible under the circumstances, which I need not tell you are very trying, having never seen the slides before. Another point is that many of the slides are sent up unmounted —just simply a quarter-plate. Now this is very wrong, and such slides cannot be expected to look well on the screen. All slides should have a mask giving a marginal boundary line. The outside of the mask is 34 inches square, and the opening about 24 inches, with the corners slightly rounded—“ cushion-shaped," as it is called. If the slides are not masked, there is the overplus sprawling over and beyond the limits of the sheet. The disc of light I gave was about 25 feet, the screen was about 18 feet square, and the pictures, when properly masked, just about filled the screen. I think, if the uninitiated in lantern matters will carefully read over these hints, they will learn a lesson and profit by it; for it is very annoying to find a good picture spoiled through not being properly mounted. We apparently had slides made by all the processes which are practised at the present day. I was informed that some of the slides were made on gelatine plates and toned with mercury. Now, I think these slides, if used many times, will be found to fade. When first made, a slide by this process may be “ a thing of beauty ; ” but I question very much whether it will “ a joy for ever.” I make all my slides by the collodio-emulsion pro cess, and I think there is no process to equal it, both as regards tone and quality. Among the slides exhibited were some by Mr. Short, of Lynd hurst, tinted, I think, and I believe some of those of the New Forest were gems of their kind. It is a very difficult thing to colour a slide well, as the details are so fine, and any little overlap of the colours shows very badly when enlarged on the screen. It makes me think of Sam Weller, in “ Pickwick,” when, speaking of some one not being able to see, he says, to be able to see they ought to have a pair of eyes like a double-horse power oxyhydrogen gas microscope. The same might, perhaps, be applied to the painting of lantern slides. The two microscopic slides, by Dr. C. White, of the teeth of the blow-fly were very interesting. If I remember rightly, he said that his enlargement was 5,000 times. I consider that every slide I put on the screen was enlarged on the average about 6,300 times, and that added to the 5,000 makes the total about 11,300 times the original size. I believe a very great deal might be learned by using the lantern in conjunction with the microscope; but of course the subjects would require to be fully explained. Mr. Ayres brought two anatomical specimens, but they were not understood, for want of proper explanation. The astronomi cal slides brought by Mr. Ayres—and which were from negatives kindly lent for the occasion by Dr. Huggins, F.R.S.—and those by Mr. Connan, we should have appreciated if we had had a full explanation of them; but I need not say that that was out of the question, considering the large number I had to pass through the lantern, being not far short of 350. I think the weak point in such an exhibition is that we have too large a number of slides, and by that means justice cannot be done to them. We might, with considerable advantage to all parties, reduce the number of slides. As I have said in the commencement of this communication, several of our con- tiibutors are not professed slide makers. I could name several, but I think it best to avoid names when speaking of certain little deficiencies. For example: I will presume that a certain member brings (say) twenty slides, and when they are put on the screen, perhaps one-half do not come up to the expectation of the contributor. Now, would it not be better that a meeting should be convened (say) a month beforehand, or as might be arranged, and for myself, or any other person considered compe tent, to select the slides which are considered the best, and reject the faulty ones? I believe that by this means contributors would be placed in a far stronger position—for two or three bad slides would mar the rest—and it would save time. I shall be happy, if the Society and the committee see fit to allow me, to act as referee in this matter next year; for with my experience in lantern matters I can tell at a glance what will show well on the screen, and what will not, better than thos® who only occasionally make a slide. I think this worth th® consideration of the Society before our next display takes place. There is also another point which requires consideration; and that is, that many make their slides perhaps only a few days before the meeting takes place, which, I need not tell you, is the worst time of the year as regards light. I seldom make a slide in the winter months. I generally make mine about October, and I am then not bothered with the light, and have no diffi culty. One more little matter I must also mention, and that is the way the slides are sent in for exhibition. It is best to put them in a grooved box. Boxes are made expressly for lantern slides, and they can be obtained at a cheap rate from Messrs. W. H. Oakley and Co., of Bermondsey. The slides should be well dusted before being placed in the box, which should be done in their proper order, marking the end of the box where No. 1 com mences. Mr. Beasley forwarded his slides this year in this way, and if other members would do the same it would save the manipulator of the lantern a great deal of trouble. Members on the recent occasion were kind enough to hand their slides in before the gas was turned down. At these enter tainments it is not an uncommon thing for a packet of slides to be brought to the lantern while the exhibition is going on, with a request something like this:—“ I wish you would kindly put these through the lantern for me, but I must ask you to polish them well first.” Now I leave you to guess the difficulty this involves. Generally these slides from non-professional members are in a paper parcel, accompanied with a list written in pencil. You are not informed which end is No. 1, no distinctive mark being given as to which is the right side ; and with all this, if the slides were put on the screen the wrong way about, the person sending them in such a way is indignant if he be blamed; but such is often the case. All slides should have a distinctive mark in some way on the side that has to go the light. For example : supposing we have a map to show with lettering; either hold the slide up to the light, or place it down flat on the table with a piece of white paper under, and attach a white label (which is the best) on the side where the letters read in the right order; it is then an understood thing that that is the proper side to go to the light. One gentleman handed me up some slides in blocks with labels on. I took for granted that was the proper side, and put it next the light accordingly. He directly said to me—“ You have that slide the wrong way about.” I just mention these trifling facts to show you the difficulties which occur in an exhibition like our last. I believe it is the wish of every member that the Society should provide as good an entertainment for themselves and friends as is possible ; and it is possible, if members will do all in their power to remove these little defects, giving the exhi bitor as little fumbling in the dark as possible. The success that attends these annual meetings may be esti mated by the crowded state of the hall on the last occasion. Several of my friends who came a little late told me that it was impossible to get in, much less obtain a seat. It is a great pity we cannot stretch the hall and accommodate all our friends. I will not trespass longer on your time, but I thought it my duty to notice the several points to which 1 have called attention for our future guidance; and I think if we limited our exhibition to two hours it would be far better than to extend it to three and a-half hours. REMARKS ON PARLOUR PORTRAITURE. BY DR. TULLOCH. * I think it a pity that amateurs confine themselves so much to landscape photography or to the occasional taking of a group out of doors. Portraiture has received very little attention from them. Amongst those having outdoor accommodation, we occasionally meet workers devoting a considerable share of their time and attention to this branch of the subject, but there is still a vast number who attempt nothing unless in the field or by the road side. To those who can command time enough, landscape photography (especially with a good companion) is undoubtedly the more enjoyable ; but there are very many who, taking a deep interest in photography, nevertheless find opportunities of escaping to the country, even for an hour or two, few and far between. Being myself one of the unfortunate latter class, I * Read before the Photographic Society of Dundee.
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