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I want you to go to visit Mr. Jally, the photographer. He is the one to give you a few lessons in photography." The boys could all go, and it was decided to visit Railings early in the morning. The physician said he would give his son a letter of instructions for the photographer. "It would be a good thing if you could stay overnight," said Dr. Reed.
Something was said about a lion and a chimpanzee and a toolhouse, but the boys could not imagine what the circus men had in mind to do. Presently one of the circus men got up from his seat and walked around the lumber piles. When he saw the boys and Mr. Jally he uttered a whistle of surprise.
Jally brought forth several cameras he had used in outdoor work and explained how they might be used to the best advantage in taking different kinds of pictures and under various conditions. "Strange as it may seem," he said, "no two scenes can be handled alike. In one the background may be very light and in the other very dark.
Jally took the boys to the bank of the river and there showed them how to make a good picture with a strong reflection in the water. This was rather difficult because of the distribution of light over the plate. "Be careful when you point your camera toward the sun," said the photographer. "Otherwise you may get a sun-spot, or 'ghost, right in the center of your picture."
"Did yo expact 'im t' kape yo, yo gawpie? Did yo think you'd nowt to do but t' laay oop at t' Vicarage an' 'ave th yoong laadies t' do yore wark for yo, an' t' waait on yo 'and an' foot? Miss Gwanda t' mak' yore bafe-tae an' chicken jally and t' Vicar t' daandle t' baaby? "'Oo's goan t' kape yo? Mae? I woonna kape yo an' I canna' kape yo. Yo ain' t' baaby!
Promptly on time they presented themselves at Mr. Jally's studio, and found not only the photographer but also an assistant present. "I am going to leave my assistant in charge," said Mr. Jally. "I'll go out with you, and we'll have a practical lesson in getting outdoor views." Taking two cameras with them, the photographer and the boys started off, to be gone until noon.
"I know about that," said Whopper. "Once I tried to take a picture of my cousin standing by a well. The glare of the sun got on the plate just where her head ought to have been, so she was headless." "That sure was a ghost!" cried Shep; and then all laughed. The boys were to take the seven o'clock train back to Fairview, so at five o'clock they bid farewell to Mr. Jally and walked toward Mrs.
Jally told me how it could be done." "A good idea!" cried Shep. "We'll do it right away. Only we don't want any flashlight, for that would scare the lion away." "No; we'll have to run the risk of having the camera worked in the daylight." It was dark by the time their task was accomplished.
Jally, and in turn he gave them instructions concerning the photographs he desired them to obtain during their outing in the Windy Mountains. As there might be a little delay in getting the new cameras and in getting some other supplies the start of the trip was postponed until Tuesday. "And how do you propose to go?" asked Snap of the doctor's son.
He recommended that they purchase and study several books on photography, and this they agreed to do. "I see by the letter that Dr. Reed wishes me to pick out your cameras," said Mr. Jally. "I am going to the city Saturday and will get them and leave them at the doctor's house Saturday evening." "And will you get the films and plates and other things, too?" questioned Whopper. "Yes.
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