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PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN DANGEROUS PLACES.

PERILS OF THE CINEMATOGRAPH MAN. '•Race war in Alabama . Take cinematograph pictures of fighting ami country.' "\vuut pictures of Dyaks '1 Borneo as soon as possible." "Scries wanted of whale-hunting in Arctic regions." j.Jie average man, receiving one of these messages with his morning rasher, wouid not regard the commission exactly in the light of a pleasure-trip, To fhe cinematograph man, however, such orders are all in a day's work. He simply packs up his machine, makes his arrangements in the shortest possible

time, and, iu the wor.ls of Mr. Will 0. Pepper, the head 01 urn London oflievs of Hale's Tours of the World, "goes right ahead with the business."

1 WATCHING AN ICELAND GEYSER. 1 It is thrilling and wonderful work at ■ times; and it requires a little patience, too. "One of our photographers," said Mr. Pepper, "once sat bes'iue a geyser in Iceland for three weeks, waiting for an eruption to take place, in order that lie might obtain some pictures of this wonderful phenomenon. The gojsev seemed in no hurry to oblige him, »o he left the district tor a couple ot dayo. Whcu he returned he found that Hie eruption had taken place and the geyser had again become in.ictive. "Another of our photographers, who went out to Borneo to take pictures °f the home life of the natives, narrowly escaped losing his head as well as Ins machine. The natives thought the latter mas sonic new and wonderful weapon, and it was only by the timely intervention of the" interpreter, who explained matters, that they adopted a more friendly attitude. "NERVES ARE PECULIAR THINGS." "By the way, this particular photographer raised a good laugh when lie came home. We wanted some pictures taken while travelling down the water chute at an exhibition. It was necessary for the operator and the machine to be strapped to the "boat, in order that he might be quite free to turn the handle and take the photographs as' he shot down the chute. 1 asked the photographer from Borneo to do the job. 'I would rather be excused,' he said; 'l've got a weak heart.' Here was a man who spent weeks amongst one of the most savage tribes in the world who was afraid to go down a water chute. Nerves arc peculiar things. "I think, however, the worst experience which has befallen one of our photographers was that of the man we sent to take the pictures of a whalohunting expedition. A fine school—l believe that is the correct term—of ■whales' wa6 sighted one day. The boats went in pursuit, and our photographer with his machine entered one of them. The crew of this boat managed to harpoon a fine big whale, who went through the sea at a terrific pace, dragging the boat behind him. Our photographer was just congratulating himself on getting some of the most realistic pictures ever obtained, when suddenly the whale doubled in its tracks, and, to make a long story short, smashed the boat. Luckily another boat came up at the critical moment and rescued the crew and the photographer. But the latter is always bemoaning the fact that one of the finest sets of cinematograph pictures ever taken lies at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean." A NOVEL NOTION.

Some of the most interesting pictures shown by Hale's Tours, however, are scenes taken en route while travelling by rail in various parts of the world. A special engine is chartered, and the operator, with his machine, takes his place on the front platform of the engine, or on a low truck which the engine pushes in front of it. Thus ,milc after mile of scenery is photographed as 'the engine rushes along. It is a rather ticklish job, particularly hi ,wild regions where all sorts of animals stray on to the Hue, and there is a risk of collision .and general smash. Doubtless many readers are acquainted with the entertaining and novel manner in which these pictures are afterwards shown bv Hale's Tours. Oue sits in a stationary model of a railway carriage, the picture being thrown on a screen at the end. A motor underneath the carriage gives a realistic impression of the noise made by a train when travelling, and thus one seems to bo rushing through the country which is being depicted on the screen; It is a novel notion, which is deserving of all the success and popularity it has attained—Tit Bits.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 138, 10 July 1909, Page 4

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PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN DANGEROUS PLACES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 138, 10 July 1909, Page 4

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN DANGEROUS PLACES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 138, 10 July 1909, Page 4

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