| Show MADE GOOD WITH CAMERA kermit Roosell Roosevel eit ts photographs taken in africa are looked on as masterpieces in when the roosevelt expedition went to africa on the greatest of all safaris by the dropping out or of the professional photographer nermit kermit roosevelt suddenly was thrust thrum into the position of official photographer to the expedition I 1 viewed this arrangement with many misgivings because it was a task for maturity and long exper experience lence but the young man made good he made good per cent not only with the big game gaine rifle but in wild animal photography as well mr fr kermits masterpiece is his bis best picture of a whole lierd her of elephants in a high but rather open forest william hornaday writes in scribners the light was none too good but fortunately tuna tely it was good enough tills this real achievement was scored from a perch on a low limb ot of a tree conveniently placed to drop the intervening brush out of view five tuskers appear in the front line and the elephants are arc massed together in the composition as neatly and perfectly as if the hand of 0 man had bad grouped them to get all the hankers into the picture col theodore roosevelt was very proud of this picture ind and so were the editors of Scrib scribners nerg magazine and the african game trall trail book j |
