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Show PHOTOGRAPHY I 11 mm w (By Frank Mclntyre, Mgr Kodak Finishing Dept., C. E. Armstrong & Co., 25th St.) One of the most Interesting things that the war has brought out is the rapid development of photography,, as applied to the needs of the army. The airplane is called the eyes of the army, but without the camera they would be very inefficient eyes indeed. The art of camouflage has developed until it is almost Impossible for an observer several thousand feet in the air to detect enemy gun positions, posi-tions, etc, for our artillery to destroy. This Is where the camera comes into its own. Various types of highly specialized spe-cialized cameras havo been brought out as the result of the American Inventor's In-ventor's ingenuity. Our newest onels designed alone the lines of a revolver. having a pistol grip and a trigger to make the exposures. The observer, stationed in his place In front of the pilot, alms the camera, presses the trigger, and "bing" the exposure is made. In this camera a roll film Is used, and a now and unexposed portion is automatically brought into place after each exposure, so tho making of a continuous picture is a simple matter. Since the film has come into use Instead In-stead of the glass plate, a very in-genius in-genius scheme of getting the negatives nega-tives to headquarters without landing has been .devised. A small umbrella-like umbrella-like parachute, with a water-tight container for the film, is released from the airplane and drops gently to the I II I I UM I ground, where it is picked up by a waiting messenger. The taking of photographs over enemy ene-my territory is a thrilling and dangerous dan-gerous part of the airmen's duties. A fast camera plane, accompanied by several combat planes, or "fighting scouts, leaves its hafngar and climbs to an elevation of five to eight thousand thou-sand feet. Upon reaching the desired height it makes directly for the suspected sus-pected enemy position. Starting with some conspicuous point within our own lines an exposure is made, and this Is continued until tho desired point Is reached. In this manner a continuous strip of negative is made, which only needs to be printed and the prints pasted together, to form a panoramic view of the suspected enemy ene-my territory. Our photographic division has field laboratories mounted on motor trucks, for the purpose of developing and printing the airmen's negatives in tho shortest posslblo time. As soon . as the camera plane lands, or the films have been delivered by the parachute and messenger, they are developed and printed, and 'within the incredibly short time of fifteen minutes tho prints aro In the hands of the artillery experts. ex-perts. In another couple of minutes the range Is figured and a few well directed shots spell "finish" for that particular Boche battery. : oo |
