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624 Motes. A large number of cameras are to be seen this year at every seaside resort, and although the greater propor tion of these are in the hands of amateurs, a professional worker can often be detected amusing himself in this way. Few photographers, we fancy, go out of town without the means of taking a picture or two whenever they may feel inclined to do so, and many a time have we come upon some veteran in the art whiling away his holiday time in this manner. One whom we lately met was intent upon photograph ing that which he enthusiastically called “one of the most beautiful things in the whole realm of nature.” He alluded to a seagull in flight, and in searching for his quarry he adopted a device which he had, with the greatest disgust, seen practised by a cockney sportsman. This unworthy individual had gone out in a boat with a gun and several huge hunks of bread as bait. The bread he cast upon the waters in a literal sense, and as soon as the poor birds collected and hovered over it he blazed away at the beautiful creatures, apparently for the mere pleasure of killing, for the birds are useless for edible or any other purposes. Our friend, as we say, took a hint from this wanton practice, and fired at the birds with his hand-camera. The results he obtained were very beauti ful, and, we venture to say, gave him far more pleasure than could ever be felt by the cruel sportsman from whom he borrowed the idea. But the dismal weather which has been the remarkable feature of the present year has interfered sadly with the operation of photographing seabirds, or any other thing outside the studio, and the saving in unused plates must in the aggregate represent a great loss to the makers and dealers. The continuance of dull weather, which culmin ated the other day in London in a real November fog, has also been disastrous to photographic pursuits by making printing operations a very weariness of the flesh. It is said that September is to be a sunny month, but weather prophets are seldom to be believed in, and never seem to take heed of the American humourist’s axiom which advises all men not to prophesy unless they know. A new use has been found for portraiture, and, as it is in connection with industrial strikes, photographers may hope for an increase of business, for strikes seem to increase in number as the years roll by. The fact came out during certain proceedings at the County of London Sessions the other day which had for their origin the practice of picketing in connection with the carpenters’ strike. It was stated that the picketing had not ceased, and in order to further its ends, a photograph of one of the witnesses for the prosecution was being circulated among the picketers so that he should be a marked man. In times gone by a man was marked by branding, having his ears slit, or in some other uncomfortable fashion. The photograph is far more effectual, for it is not attached to his body, and therefore cannot be hidden, while the mutilation can be more conveniently carried out subse quently. Mr. Harry Furniss has not escaped the interviewer. Through the medium of the latter, we are told that Mr. Furniss thinks a caricature a much better likeness of a person than a photograph, as a photograph loses everything a caricaturist seizes and catches. For this Mr. Furniss blames the sitter quite as much as the artist or the photo grapher. They claim and are content with a mere conventional presentment of themselves with all the characteristics left out. This argument, at first sight, seems to be convincing, but is it really tenable ? Mr. Furniss is a photographer as well as a caricaturist, and we shall be much surprised if he seriously contends that it is possible for a photograph to possess the essential quality of a caricature — namely, exaggeration. A caricaturist has an advantage over a photographer in being able to pick and choose his subject, and we may be sure he will never pick one which has no points he can seize upon. Gladstone with his collars, Harcourt’s double chin, Randolph Churchill’s moustache (when it existed), Sir Richard Temple’s extraordinary nose, Sir Robert Peel’s wonderful hat, with its curly brim, and his facial adornments—how easy to caricature such material! How difficult with the expressionless visages of Mr. John Morley, Mr. Parnell, or Sir Charles Dilke ! The comparison between photo graphy and caricature is not a fair one. The Daily News and the Court Journal have each quoted the note which appeared a fortnight ago in these columns referring to the low standard of art represented by the portraits published by the evening and weekly newspapers. The Court Journal has, however, made us say that we are “ not aware of the difficulties which surround newspaper portraiture,” which is rather an unfortunate mistake, as what we did say was exactly the reverse. We have not yet heard of the Holy Coat of Treves being photographed, but it would not be surprising if some enterprising amateur tried his hand at it. As a business speculation it would pay handsomely, for photo graphs of relics of this nature find a ready sale among devotees. Unfortunately these relics are not, as a rule, exposed to the searching light of the sun, but are kept in such a dim religious seclusion that snap shots with a hand camera are out of the question. The clergy of Treves, according to the newspaper reports, do not disdain to turn an honest penny in the way of selling rosaries, tracts, and pictures of the Holy Coat, much to the disgust of the shopkeepers, who complain bitterly of the competition. Anyone who could offer photographs would, consequently, be largely patronised. Despite the enormous increase in the consumption, and consequently price, of platinum, the source of supply remains exactly where it has been for many years past— the Ural Mountains in Russia. Platinum is to be found in other parts of the world—for instance, in California and Southern Oregon—but, according to the Mining and Scientific Press, of San Francisco, it has not hitherto paid to extract. At present prices, however, it should yield a profit. Platinum is chiefly found in connection with what is called gold placer mines, that is to say, where the gold is found in conjunction with gravel, and is obtained by hydraulic operations. The Press says, “ At the advanced price now ruling, miners who are engaged in surface workings should look after their platinum closely, and save all they can.” An increase in the supply would no doubt reduce the price slightly, but not so much as to affect materially the advice given by our San Francisco contemporary.
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