1938-03-12 — Page 9

SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1938

The SNAPSHOT GUILD

Pictures in the Looking-Glass

"Two-in-one" pictures can be snapped with the aid of a mirror. Note that the light come from the left onto faces of the chlidren, in mirror pictures the light must be in front of the camera, but it must also be shaded no as not to shine on the tone,

SNAPPING back and front laws the subject to remain still so long.

subject in one picture is a When a timo exposuro is made tho noval idea, but it is one of the sim camere must be rested on a table or ploat tricks to photography. All dhe needs is a mirror.

The subject sits or stands either In front of the mirror or baroly to ong side, looking into the glass. The porzon taking the picture stands back at a point where the camera finder shows both the back of the subject and the reflection in the mirror and snaps the picturo.

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The subject in a mirror picturo should not stand too far from the mirror, because that will mako tho reflection too far away and too small. Also, it may bring the subject so close to the camera that he is out of focus. With a fixou-focus canora which is not meant for use closer than alx feet, the subject's back should be six feet from the lens when the picture is mado.

It fa necessary, of course, to have eufficient light, either daylight or artifelal, The Hight should come When using a focusing camora, from one side, and fall upon the sub- | remember that the roflection fies ject instead of on the mirror. Strong beyond the surface of the mirror. light such as from an electric bulb | For Inalance, If the subject is three should not be allowed to strike the camora lens, as it will spoil the pic Lure.

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feet in front of the mirror, the ro dection is threo feat on the other eide of the mirror. Hence, with the camera six feet from the mirror, the worker would focus at nine fool. Or, to get everything sharp, he could focus for six feet and uso a very smail lona oponing which gives more "depth of focus."

The artlacial light to uso for snap- shots is that from amateur floodilght bulbs, but ordinary electric buibs will darvo for time exposures. With an ordinary 100-watt bulb and a bax camera, loaded with supersensitive olm and opened to its inrgest lens

If one has access to a dressing. openlag, an exposure of fvo seconds table with a triple mirror, ho can w usually sorve when the bulb is make four pictures in one-a back three feet from the subject. Snap-view of the subject, a full-face view, abots call for two of the large-sized and two profies. The two profiles amateur food bulbs in reflectora ara obtained by adjusting iha sido three to four feat from the subject. wings of the mirror to the proper Most amateurs prefer the 'snapshot reflecting angle. method because it does not require.

John van Guilder,

LET'S HEAR HOW

YOU'D DO IT!

(✔TELEGRAPH" readers may havo ́smiled the other day when they read that under- graduates of Oxford and Harvard in a competl. tive spelling. test got bagged with words "like coracle.

Here is the 1st they played, with. Some of them are spelt as young Oxford or Harvard spot them (wrongly). The corrected tint la below,

Beatitudes

Upholsterer

Nomenclature

Blaemorrhage

Sparsity

Scarcity Yugues Loneliness

Tartan Labyrinthine Indefatigable

Indispensable

Obelianico

Crustaceou

Ilaboon

Antediluvian Antiquaia

Denizen

1.-Budge.

Corrollary

Velosipede

Obsequios

Omnivorous

Daguerotype Longevity Gherking Mutigatawny Anonymity, Concomitant Fusillanimity ParallelogrAR Peltlys Braggadoccio Peregrinata Divouacked

Brochure

Anomaly

Aniseed

Isoecoles

Polifoggory

Gambogo

Trachia

Besquipedalian Alembia Coracio Supervenient Genetics Trunsion Trunnion

Flambeau

Occipital

Jurzo

Battalion Embarassment

SOLUTIONS

Are You Sure?

(Questions on Page Two)

2---Easily understood.

3-Duke of Wellington.

Angora (since 1925),

4-32 degreen,

-Australia (West Alis-

tra.)

7,-1,000,

8-Lear.

- degrees (August 10, 1000),

10,Dit. lb.

11-43,000 tons,

12-Benito.

12.---Two.

14-Cabriolet.

18.-Evli

10-Oliver Goldsmith.

17, 30.

10 Four.

12-Spain (King Alfonso),

20.-Baritone.

21-Cricketer.

22. Tuberculosis,

23-Buying it. 24-Perukier.

25-McGregor,

Downfall of Willoughby Gatestono "Help yourself to anything,” said Doreen Gatestone to Playfair. Taking her at her word, he examined her bag, and helped himself to Willoughby's weight-ticket. It bore his fingerprints and gave nos only his weight but the date; and Playfair had no dificulty in proving. with the aid of this ticket, the presence of Willoughby at Paddington Station shortly before the Birmingham train started,

Week-end Problems

PROBLEM 1.

THOMAS And TimotHY

(1) There are three chances in eight that both Thomas and Timothy will be chosen.

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(2)

There is one chance in eight that neither Thomas nor Timothy will be chosen.

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0

R

O D

HIRE

HODL

WAVE

R S E

SPELLING

Velocipede

Obsequtes

Omnivorous

The correct spelling of the liat above is as follows: Beatitudes

Corollary

Aniseed Upholsterer

Isoscelet Nomenclature

Pettifoggery Haemorrhage

Gambage Sparsity

Trachea Scarcity

Sesquipedalian Fugues

Alemble Lantiness

Coracle Tartan

Superventent Labyrinthine

Genetics Indefatigable

Truncheon Indispensabie

Trunnion Obeliance

Flambeau Crustaceou Busoon Antediluvian Antiquate Denizen

Daguerreotype Longevity Gherking Mulligatawny Anonymity Concomitant Pusillanbufty Parallelogramm Polireys Braggadocio Peregrinato Bivouacked Brochure. Anomaly

Early Winter Sports

Occipital Furzo Battalion Embarrassment

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEEK-END SECTION

HOW TO HANDLE

SNOOKER TEASERS

By CHAS. CHAMBERS (Billiards & Snooker Referee)

A

LL players dislike the prosence of a third ball hampering their cueing when out for a pot at snooker, but none of them can"ayold it. Horace Lindrum is an artist in dealing with these teasers. He made the pot blue shot in my first diagram when playing Alec Brown in the Daily Malt tournament recently.

When faced with this type of shot Lindrum makes his bridge a long way from the cue ball rather than attempt anything like on acroballe bridge.

An acrobatic bridge might bring his left hand nearer the ball, but it would be against good alming and a settled sight of the ball.

Because, in the shot shown and in similar shots, he must impart side to the cue bali-he must hit the ball on the side-he gives the boil a fair, medium-paced "crack" to prevent

this

setting up an appreciable swerve and upsetting the ball-to-ball contact aimed at.

Double Plant

A cute snooker sho! is the "double

·red plant" shown in the second dia- gram. The red in the corner pocket jaws is covered by black, If the striker tries to pot it he runs the danger of bitting black first.

By hitting red against the side cushion Art, Lindrum avoided the big risk and made certain of the pot

RED

Bridge Problem No. 49

North 4JE ❤AQUE

• AG 785

West

702

KEEP-FIT CALENDAR 3rd WEEK

8

8-12x

9

12-16X

1+T

East

J9 2

J932

AK 83

South

AQ 10 5 4.3

10

10 3.

K 54

8-12X

Spades ore trumps. South 10 lead. North and South to make 10 tricks.

RALUE

RED

Solutions by 4 p.m. Wednesday to "Bridge Problem", Hongkong "Tele- graph."

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8-10X

Horace Lindrum shots..

red at the same time. Thanks, Aus- trolla, for two clever shots.

This week's "Polnts" prizewinner is a gentleman, who wants to know how a cue-tip should be chalked.

Snooker players, especially, use three times us much chalk as they need, and the habit is bad. Imagine what happens when a chunk of chalk is transferred from the cue- tip to the white ball and it sand- wiches between the cue ball and the ball the player wishes to pot. The balls fly away at an unexpected angle and the "sitter" is missed.

When you want to chalk a cue t the beginning of the game the first thing to see is that the up is ready. I shiny, roughen with a few touches

PROBLEM NO. 48

SOLUTION

N.

E

8.

K

NGJJOCCOL

akeGanonA

Correct solutions from F.H.T., E.M.A., "Emjay"; A.E.G. Mrs. A.K., "S'Easy" "58923," N.E.

of a file. Shape up the edges care- fully. Never on any account let sandpaper touch the wood of the cur. Then apply a little of the best chalk obtainable with one twist or twirl of the fingers. Look at it and see if all is satisfactory. If not, tap the tip with the flat nie and chalk lightly again.

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1-2 MIN

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ORIENTAL WEEK-Start with one cxercise and add one new one every day. Each week's group stands by itself. Fallow the instructiona piven with the picture, e.p., 12-18x1.+r, means do it 12 to 16 times left and right. Do cách exercise twice in slow motion, then at normal speed. Breathe OUT through your mouth when bending, IN through your nose when stretching. Keep your feet parallel and and wear little clothing.

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

By J. NORMAN LYND

"LOOKS LIKE. MILDRED

NEANDERTHAL "TO

ME!

THEN-AS NOW-IT

WAS CONSIDERED GOOD CLEAN FUN TO PUT A SHOWBALL, OR AN ICKLE DOWN A LADY'S BACK AND CHEER AS IT SLOWLY TRAVELED DOWN

HER, SPINE.

BEFORE: THE DAYS OF

TALL HATS. THE KIDS.

HAD TO MAKE BALD

HEADE DO THEM FORA

THERE WERE BIG, STRONG CHIVALROUS MEN AND TENDER, CUNGING WOMEN IN THOSE DAYS.........AND A GENTLEHAU WOULD SEE THAT A WOMAN DIDN'T FALL AND BREAK HER. NECK-UNTIL HE'D MARRIED HER..

NORMAN LYND.

AKING CARE

OF SISTER.