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July 15, 1927. THE WEST VAN NEWS Amateur Photography Some of us began photo­graphy the days when the ko­dak was unknown, and we had to do our own printing and toning and fixing and washing. Those were the real bugbears which compelled us to drop photography as a hobby when our leisure be­gan to grow scanty. Now, how­ever, we are saved all that; and the world of today has cameras by the million where it used to have them by the hundreds only. "T • The wooden camera on its tri­pod stand is never seen now ex­cept with professionals or old- fashioned amateurs. Even the latter prefer the hand camera for most of their work for rea­sons of portability. It is all right to use a tripod camera if you have an auto, and are content with subjects to which an auto will carry you. But a man wants to have a clearly defined object, and to be well beyond the stage at which he is merely making camera exposures at random, if he is to pack a stand camera over trails and through underbrush. There is one point which is apt to be lost sight of by the ama­teur photographer. Very fair work can be done by a poor cam­era in the hands of someone with the necessary taste and training. This applies both to landscape and portrait work. The high- grade camera will perform feats which are utterly beyond the power of a cheap camera. But such feats do not run to 20 per cent, of camera work; and most amateurs have little concern with them in any case. When it comes to contending against a hazy atmosphere in landscape, or securing good grouping and a pleasing expression in portrait- n. ure, the costly camera has little '^advantages over one of moder­ate price. Excellent work in landscape has been done before now with a home-made camera whose lens was taken from a pair of spectacles. The humble Brownie is capable of good re­sults when intelligently used, for its films are identical with those of the most expensive camera. But of course the impossibility of varying its focus limits its range of usefulness and makes it more difficult to use. The cheapness of the Brownie is apt to lead to careless treat­ment. It will stand a lot of banging about; but neither it nor any other camera with a me­chanical shutter will stand mois­ture or sand. It is quite a com­mon thing, however, to see a camera left lying on the damp sand of the beach, with results ruinous to the shutter. Far too little use is made of the time exposure by most ama­teurs. There are hundreds of good subjects for which an in­stantaneous exposure is too short. It is rare for a subject • in the midst of trees to be suf­ficiently exposed in the twenty- fifth part of a second, even with a large stop. But a cheap Brownie can yield pleasing re­sults in woodland when the smallest stop is used with an ex­posure of a couple of seconds, though this requires the camera to be placed on some steady sup­port. There is a great and unneces­sa ry percentage of waste in most ^ 'amateur work. It is not diffi­cult to obtain 10 per cent, of good work, and an additional 40 per cent, of fair to middling. But the usual proportions seem to approach zero and 10 per cent, respectively. Systematic noting of exposures and results, com­bined with a study of one of the many manuals, will enable any­one to reach the higher figures., It is usually over-exposure that is wrong. A film will allow of over-exposures of 100 per cent, and still give passable results; but an over-exposure of three or four times can only lead to re­sults which are no credit to even an amateur. A person with a W. B. A. Most successful in every way was the garden party held on Wednesday afternoon by the ladies of Review No. 24, Wo­man's Benefit Association. Mrs. Strong's garden, which was gen­erously lent for the occasion, pro­vided an ideal setting, while the weather was perfect.The gaily decorated home­cooking stall, in charge of Mrs. Burling, was well patronized.The fish pond also was very popular everything being clear­ed out at an early hour. The candy stall was in itself a work of art. The decorations of white and gold were most beautiful, while the dainty little baskets containing the home-made candy presented a very tempting appearance.Mrs. Condon was responsible for the decoration of the stall and Miss Mildred Kidd made the candy-baskets.Both ladies are to be congratu­lated on the artistic success of their efforts.The exquisitely embroidered bedspread, donated by Mrs. Con­don, was won by Mrs. McQuaker with ticket 57. A handsome tea- cloth, donated by Mrs. McTavish, was won by Mrs. Pearse, 2731 Cambridge Street, city, with ticket 151. A dainty little van­ity set, donated by Mrs. McMil­lan, was won by Miss O. E. Bry­an, Hollyburn, with ticket 19.Little Merle Matheson drew the lucky numbers.The ladies in charge of the arrangements, and whose com­bined efforts were responsible for the success of the occasion, were Mrs. McTavish, convenor, Mrs. Strong, hostess, Mrs. Burl­ing, refreshments. Gas for the North Shore Whimsical Review T A K I N G NO CH A N C ES It was at the seaside and Sandy had Just stretched himself on the beach when Mac came up."Will ye come for a sail, Sandy?" he asked."No. I've just had a guid dinner for seventy-five cents, and I'm no takin' the risk." In response to a letter from the North Vancouver Board of Trade Councillors W. M. Jack- man and K. A. Ray were appoint­ed by the Reeve to act for West Vancouver on a joint committee of the North Shore councils which is meeting by request of the board to discuss the intro­duction of gas for domestic pur­poses on the North Shore. good memory for figures and lighting will soon learn to judge correctly. The difficulty with persons like the writer, who have no memory for figures and who only take occasional photographs is best surmounted by the use of an exposure meter or a table of exposures. But first-class re­sults call for steady practice, and for development by oneself.Another wrong idea which the amateur is apt to get is that he cannot hope to have the chance to do outstanding work. The fact is that professionals often envy him his wide opportunities. The Best things in landscape are not the big things. A corner of a hedge, a clump of trees, or a lichen-covered crag, if taken from just the right point, can be as great a source of pleasure at times as the finest photograph of Mount Robson. The amateur, too, has endless opportunities of using bits of landscape as appro­priate backgrounds for groups of his friends; but no professional can do that. The writer once used as background a bit of country road, utterly bald and unpromising at first glance. But the selective power of the cam­era converted it into an admir­able background for a group on a sunny afternoon.Even in portraiture the ama­teur has his opportunity. There are cases in which a professional photographer would never be summoned, where the amateur who has studied his subject may successfully capture a fleeting impression whose value to some­one in the future is not to be measured in money. P. (Sletteagks (6 olf (Hourse Now open t o members for play Eloping Bride: Here's a tele­gram from Papa!Bridegroom (eagerly): What does he say?Bride: Do not come home and all will be forgiven. Rastus--"Nigger, ah sho does be­lieve in dis evolution theory; you sho does look like you 'volved from a mon­key."Brown--"Nigger, ah believes in evo­lution too, an' nigger you looks like you ain't 'volved yet." Dick: I bet I can make a worse face than you can!Donald: You ought to be able to. Look at the face you've got to start with! E X C IT IN G GAME It had been an exciting game, a tie in the twelfth inning, but the home team had finally won. A group of home-bound commuters on the 6.25 were discussing the game heat­edly, when sudenly one sprang to his feet with the exclamation, "Great Scott!""What's up?" somebody asked. "Lost your watch?""Watch be hanged!" cried the passenger. "I've left my wife asleep in the grand stand, and she's got my return ticket!" "The girl I go with must have lots of personality.""I like 'em fat, too." A S O L E F U L P LEA Colored Customer--"I lahk to buy a new pair of shoes, suh."Kofsky -- "Are your shoes worn out?"Colored Customer -- "Worn out? Man, the bottom of mah shoes am so thin ah can step on a dime an' tell whether it's heads or tails!" Vic: A man shouldn't bother a woman by talking business.Janet: That's right, dear. If you mean business, go talk to Papa. The old negress viewed with mis­giving the large amount of sugar cane being eaten by her sex-year-old grand­son.Eventually she warned the boy: "Chile, chile, ain't I tol' you time an' ag'in that you'se eatin' too much cane? Don't you know, chile, cane killed Abel?" "I suppose that you read Shakespeare.""Oh, yes, I read all of his stuff as soon as it comes out." Farmer: "Samantha, do you want me to bring anything from the city to­day?"His wife: "Yes, Si; you might bring me a few jars of that traffic jam I see advertised in the papers." Art: I'd like you to paint a portrait of my late uncle.A rtist: Bring him in.Art: I said my late uncle. Artist: Bring him in when he gets here then. "Not many people can do this," said the magician as he turned his Ford into a lamp post. Fiscal Agents: R. P, CLARK & CO., LTD. 823 Hastings St. W. Sey. 7483. 7484 Local Representative C. J. ARCHER. West 651L Our Parents When Pa Is Sick When Pa is sick,He's scared to death. An' ma an' us Just hold our breath. He crawls in bed,An' puffs and grunts, And does all kinds Of crazy stunts.He wants "Doc" Brown, An' mighty quick;For when pa's ill,He's awful sick.He gasps and groans, An' sort o' sighs,He talks so queer,An' rolls his eyes.Ma jumps an' runs,An' all of us,An' all the house Is in a fuss An' peace and joy--Is mighty skeerce-- When pa is sick,It's something fierce. When Ma Is Sick When ma is sick,She pegs away;She's quiet, though,Not much t' say.She goes right on A-doing things,An' sometimes laughs, Er even sings.She says she don't Feel extra well,But then it's just A kind o' spell,She'll be all right To-morrow, sure,A good old sleep Well be the cure.An' pa, he sniffs An' makes no kick, For women folks Is always sick,An' ma she smiles, Let's on she's glad-- When ma is sick,It ain't so bad. Vancouver Lady Passenger: "Could I see the captain?"First Mate: "He's forward, Miss." Lady passenger: "I'm not afraid. I've been out with college boys." S t! A spinster was enjoying the sum­mer day on the verandah, and was shocked at the language used by two telephone wire-fixers, working on a pole nearby. She wrote complaining- ly to the company and the foreman was asked to report. This ho did in the following way: "Me and Bill were on the job. I was up the telephone pole, and accidentally let some hot lead fall on Bill. It went down his neck. Then he said: "You must be more careful, Harry.' " Rider: Why didn't you sound your horn when you saw the man in the road?Driver: I thought it would be more humane if he never knew what hit him. ta r^ -a n d one third r e l u ms90000- prize^attractions Q®fit?oQ8 eleso§©'-h w p&j Worlds Championship Stampede BRILLIANT f o u r r a tR A T lO lt PAGEANT Caledonian Games Massed Bands /siito RacesPremier Livestock Snows Agricultural Horticultural Lhibits Write fo r prize-list ifntryfentts 4 I / w a t e rVancouverExhibition Assh. 4 40 F e n d e r St. W Vancouver CLASSIFIED ADS. DRESSiMAKING--Mrs. Robbins, 29th and Mathers. Phone West 437R3. CARPENTER WORK--Repairs and painting. All kinds of jobs figured on. Phone, West 602-0. 15 NEW AND SECOND HAND Furni­ture bought, sold, and exchanged. Fred Tite, Kevill's Old Stand, Am- bleside. FOR SALE -- 1923 Ford Car; fourpractically new cord tires and tubes, spare Hassler shock absorbers, automatic swipe. Car in fine shape, price $185 with $130 cash, leaving country. Phone West 179. WANTED--Part time house work,caretaker or domestic. Apply Mrs. Jones, 1330 Clyde. W ANTED TO RENT--Small modernbungalow. Apply P. O. Box 255, Hollyburn. $300 CASH gives you beautiful 5-room bungalow polished floors, fireplace; breakfast nook; full plumbing; fur­nace; on a corner lot, ideal location. Rent terms. Evening phone West 331L. London & British North America Company, Ltd., 626 Pender Street, West. Seymour 6285. FOR SALE--Piano, Fumed Oak Fin­ish, $215; also six hardwood (dining room) chairs, $15. Phone West 637R. FROM JULY 1st, permanent tenantsonly, bungalow at 19th and Marine Drive, full particulars. Apply Sey. 4430. 3-ROOM BUNGALOW -- Plastered.Large living room, $275 cash; will give possession; close to Marine. Snap. Enquire for particulars. West Van. Investment Co. Phone West 102. FOR SALE -- Folding Camp Cots, $2.50 each; iron camp beds, $3.00 each; mattresses $1.00 each; and other camp supplies. Camp Salvage Co., Fell Fill, Bewicke Avenue, North Vancouver. Open every day in the week and from 7 to 9 each evening. LANDSCAPE GARDENING, ClearingCement work and rock walls built. T. Barnott, phone West 672R. 4% ACRES, corner 18th and Mathers,for a short time at the special price of $3,000, on terms. ROUGH CLEARED LOT, 12th andDuchess, $225, very easy terms. 50 ft. LOT, close to 12th on Esplanadefacing south, good view, good soil, $450, terms.All exclusively by GEO. HAY Phone West 21. 14th & Marine Drive 315 Cordova S t, W. Sey. 1260. W. Hay, Evenings, West 137X. SEE US FOR SNAPS in Real Estatefor quick action on loans or dis­counting Agreements for Sale. Long experience gives us a knowledge of the Insurance business equal to that of any City Office. At your service for anything in the brokerage line. BYRNELL & MAY at the Ferry Landing. Phone West 113 OIDN'T L I K E HIS NA ME "Yes," said the dark man, "my name is Isaac Abraham Jacob Cohen, but I don't like i t It cost me $100 the other day.""How on earth was that?" asked his friend."Vy, it vas this way. I vas in court, and the judge said to me, 'Vat is your name?' and I said, 'Isaac Ab­raham Jacob Cohen,' and he said, 'Are you a Jew?' and I said, 'Don't be a darn fool!' and he fined me $ 100.00. " "The short skirts women are wearing are beyond me," sadly murmured the near-sighted man, as he fidgeted with his glasses." S T IL L T H E Y COME It had evidently been his night out and he was clinging desperately to a lamp post. Out of the early morning haze there approached a member of the street cleaning department, drag­ging a short piece of hose and carry­ing a large wrench. Approaching a nearby hydrant he fitted the wrench to the cap and started to unscrew it."Don't--please, don't!" cried the youth who was clinging to the lamp post.'Don't what?" asked the public serv­ant. halting in astonishment."Don't wind this street up any tight­er. She's spinuin' round too fast as it Is." If you pay twenty-five cents for twenty-five cents' worth of food it is a lunch; if you pay a dollar for twenty-five cents' worth of food, it is a luncheon.