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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC CONVENTION MEETING AT BATH. Two years ago, when the Photographic Convention met at Birmingham, it was favoured with very much the same kind of aggravating weather which it experienced the first few days of the present week at Bath ; aggravating because of its uncertainty, and its constant showers of rain, alternated with promises of sunshine which were never fulfilled. This, perhaps, did not so much matter on the opening day itself, for the business transacted was in the comfortable shelter of the Guildhall, and no photographic work was in contemplation. But when, after raining all night, Tuesday brought leaden skies and frequent down pours, it was a disappointment to the members who had arranged to visit Chepstow and Tintern, in accordance with the programme already published. First-rate photographs under such damp circumstances were of course impossible ; but the weather did not prevent a goodly company assembling at the appointed time on Tuesday morning, en route for the valley of the Wye. But to return to Monday’s proceedings. The Conven tion met at the Guildhall at 6.30, when a formal reception took place under the auspices of the Mayor. The assembly was by no means as large as that at Chester last year, but paucity of numbers was compensated for in the presence of so many representative men. Influenza seems to have specially favoured photographers with its malignant attentions, for many here were heard comparing notes as to their experience of it, and more than one member bore evidence that the epidemic had attacked him. During and after the reception, the members had an opportunity of inspecting the apparatus which had been sent for exhibition by various manufacturers and others. This exhibition, although smaller than might have been wished, contained some interesting items. Among the pictures were several of remarkable lightning flashes and cloud effects exhibited by the Royal Meteorological Society. The Platinotype Company showed some excel lent pictures on wood, apparently intended as ornamental panels, the effect being very soft and beautiful. This Company also showed the key camera, with its effective and novel method of changing plates. Another form of camera shown was Turnbull’s cyclists’ hand-camera, made for both plates and films. Messrs. Watson and Sons had a representative collection of apparatus, and they also showed the convenient set of materials which they have recently introduced for the practice of the diazotype positive printing process. Each set, contained in a small case, comprises a bottle of primuline, sensitising materials, and developers giving differently coloured results. A convenient opportunity is thus afforded to all to practise a new and most interesting process. Messrs. Shew exhi bited a very compact form of stereoscopic hand-camera, “The Eclipse,” and Messrs. Newton showed a duplicate of the long range single lantern which they have recently constructed for the use of the Camera Club. Messrs. Ross showed many lenses, and also a well-designed camera of the detective form. A new process of enamel photo graphy was illustrated by a fine example from Prof. C. C. Schirm, of Vienna. A number of lenses by Zeiss were exhibited by Messrs. Baker. Mr. Lancaster had a large space filled with his well-known goods ; and lastly, Messrs. Taylor and Hobson, of Leicester, showed a goodly collec tion of lenses, among which we especially noticed their convenient casket arrangement by which several of different kinds fit one mount. Mr. Austin King, as chairman of the local committee, intro duced the members to the Mayor. He explained that the Conven tion was an association of gentlemen interested, whether as pro fessionals or amateurs, in the art and science of photography, and it was their custom to meet every year in some district of which the surroundings were peculiarly congenial to the practice of their art. This year Bath'had been selected, and he was quite sure that the gentlemen who had honoured them with that visit would return to their homes not only with many beauti ful pictures of landscape and building, but also with very vivid recollections more permanent even than the best photographs of many pleasant scenes, pleasant people, and pleasant places. But the Photographic Convention did not base its claim to existence upon the practice of a delightful art amongst delightful surroundings. The members did much earnest work in furthering the interests of photography, in making it more practically useful, and by organising standards, and the equali sation of formula? and nomenclature. They did much to render it possible for the workers in photography in one part of the world to avail themselves of the labours of other workers in other parts. For those reasons he thought that everybody now admitted that photography owed a very deep debt of gratitude to the Photographic Convention. To the Mayor, who was so well versed in art, and had been for so many years an ardent student of architecture, of archcology, and of literature, he need not develop the further point that, whereas photography owed a great deal to the Photographic Convention, they of the public owed a great deal more even than they were at all times willing to acknowledge to photo graphy itself. It was true that photography did not invade those higher realms of art sanctified by the genius of painter and sculptor ; but by its power of reproduction it enabled them to place the masterpieces of art, both ancient and modern, before the public in a way which would otherwise be impossible, and thus multiplied a thousandfold the use of those masterpieces as means of culture and education. But photography did far more than that in science ; in every department—in zoology, in botany, in meteorology, and astronomy—photography is not only a useful servant, but an absolutely indispensable handmaiden. By means of photo graphy the worker of one generation was able to begin his work at the point at which the previous worker had left off, because the work which had absorbed the labour of a lifetime was crystallised and made accurate for the use of posterity. For those reasons he asked them to welcome the Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom as gentlemen who, by visiting Bath, did it an honour, and he was quite certain that when they left Bath they would have nothing but pleasant recollections to take back with them. The Mayor, in welcoming the Convention, said he was old enough to remember the introduction of photography into this country. He could call to mind the first dawning of their beautiful science. He could look back upon the wonder and pleasure which spread from town to town and from country to country when its beneficent power gradually became known. He had observed through half a century its wonderful progress all over the world, increasing incalculably human enjoyment, intellectual expansion, solid, practical, substantial good. There fore, he could not fail to welcome most cordially those who were associated for its promotion. He could not hesitate, when a gentleman inquired of him whether they could have the use of that building, to say it would be quite at their service, and anything else they could offer. He did not know what the particular objects were for which they were associated ; on that and other points they would doubtless enlighten and interest him. But he did know that when science, united with two such powers as the light of heaven and human skill (two of the most subtle and far-reaching powers in the universe), it was difficult to say what could not be done. He hoped that another power would favour them during their visit, he meant genial skies, for he thought they would see that the scenery of this district and the various architectural objects in Bath, Wells, Bristol, Salisbury, and Glastonbury, deserved any aid
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