NAPIER CAMERA CLUB'S EXHIBITION.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10059, 29 July 1895, Page 3

NAPIER CAMERA CLUB'S EXHIBITION.

high order. Mr F. Fenton'a enlargement, ' Uinght in the act" Is especially striking. Mr Burraud's nautical pictures r.re excellent, while Mr ITardle Shaw's instantaneons pictures depicting athletic eporta and polo playing are marvels of lightning photography, Mr Easton Taylor's cattle studies are very fine; and Mr J. W. Davla has contributed some excellent landscape effects. Mr G. F. Smith has sent a number of Interior viows of great merit. Mr Ade B Brandon has Iliree prints illustrating convalesences, A very tasteful picture is provided In Mr H. G. Saodjjrnßa' "Cosmea" a flower study. Mr T. W. Pilcher has on view fonr prints of flowers, &C, Rud Mr F. W. M'Lean, a reproscutation of "A Cuban Colon's House,'.' also other Cuban scenes. Mr E. W. Daniel has been amongst shlpplug ; and Mr VV. C. Stephens has a pretty picture of the "Tokomaru stream," Mr Yaughan haa been successful in reproducing some pretty harbor scenery. Representing Wanganul Mr Elliott has forwarded a nnmber of views of the town and neighborhood. Mr T. H. Battle has sent) a grand picture of the Rakawa falls, and Mr F. F. C. Huddlestone has contributed a large number of small views. Some attractive quarter-plate snapshots also camo to hand from Mr D. Meldrum. In the Hokitika class Mr James Park is a very large exhibitor with a number of silver ptlntp, including landscapes of every description, mountain, lake, river, glacier, and gorge all being deolcted lv manner most attractive. Mrs Clery also shown a number of local scenic viewe, creeks, camps, and falls receiving full justice at the hands of the fair artiste, Mrs Roberts has contributed a llower sludy of great excellence, and has also hit upon a number of local views with splendid effect. Mrs Kendell, too, has been using her camera to great advantage omougst her native lakes and fells. A similar remark applies to Mr W. H. Brown, who has been sneceesful in reproducing some very choice pictures as tho result of a trip through the Hokitika and Olira gorges. Grey mouth Is well represented by Messrs P. J. Easson, J. W. Richmond, and R. F. Bell, who have presented a magnificent lot of photos on divers local subjects. The Nelson Club, represented by Messrs F. W. Thorp, A. J, Glasgow, A. A. Patterson, and John Glasgow, contribute a large number of diverse and Interesting pictures, principally of local ecenery ; Mr Glasgow's white swans being especially admirable. Napier Is fairly well represented aa to number, and the quality all round is good. Mr G. G. Bridges haoßome attractive biomldo enlargements, "On the Wnihou River 1 ;" "The Alum Cliffs," "Walotnpn V.illey, RotoruV' "Tbo Interior nf the \jpler C.vtl edral," " S:«---aaw," and "Napier from llie BlnffHill " all being very meritorious, MrC. Canbing has on exhibition four views of New Zealand bush scenery, and Mr A. D. New'on is showing four similar 10r,%l views. The Rev; G. D. Cox and Mr H. Owen are exhibiting Napier pictured Mr W. T. Williams hat) put in a number of platino-type reproductions of S<vi«s and English scenery. Mr Humphries is showing a magnificent photograph of Mount. Egmoufc, and a unmbor of smaller bush scenes. Mr G. ' F. Green, n recent arrival from England who haa tnken up his residence in Napier, has on view a splendid lot of hand earner -i pictures, which are a feature of the exhibition. There are also on exhibition a nnmber of paintings and crayon drawings (figure and scroll) by Miss Locking, some llower and auimal paintiugs, by Miss Page ; painted portrnits, and a picture depicting sunrise in Milford Sound, and Welleslej" road, Napier, by moonlight, by Mia Nioholl j two landscape paintings by Mr F. L, Hatchlnson, three pauels showing chrysanthemums, poppies, and autumn lilies, by Mrs J. M'Lean ; painted copies of well-known pictures, by Miss Til Fen,

Infinite paiua have been taken by the | executive of the ftnpier Camera Club to make thoir inaugural show (which will bo opened this afternoon at 3 o'clock) an unqualified success, and oar representative, after inspection, hereby declares that on the criterion of merit) alone the Athenaiam must be crowded by an en* thusiastic public every day the show fa _ open. Every camera club in the colony ' hna forwarded its quota of handiwork, and a/me display ia the result. To make the affair popular arrangements have been made for the provision of refreshments on all three daya on which tbe exhibition will bo opon, and on the ovoulng of oach a fresh batch of limelight photographic viewa will bo shown, bestdea which Mr Clarke's bond will be in attendance. Looking rouud tho gallery we noticed portlonlarly amongst Auckland cxhibita two pictured by Mr Wnlrond, "Up for liepalrs," and " A Track Through the Bush." There ato also oomo very excollont) silver prints by Mr 'J.'rcuwUh, Bnap shots, which wou tbo first piizo at the Sydney Kullway Institute's competition recently. Mr T. F. Hill's silver print "Good-bye," ia a moat effective and striking picture, and his quarter-plutc yachting eeeuea are alao excellent. Mr G. H. Bonltou has also on view a number of nice oulargenieula of silver prints', " 13y the Wnyaldo " being especially striking. ChrUtchurch la very largely represented, chiefly hv direct silver prints. Mr Walter Burke hns no lens tbau nine pictures depicting Uiu "Sundowner" element, all of them being spooking portraits. "To Cut, or nnt to Cut," ia cohsidered the bent by uunnoisßcurn. Mr j G. Bonrdxley baa tent 1111 n Urge number of full-plnte picture-, till nf which are of artistic and technical excellence, especially the pastoral aud woodland studies. Mr I l ', S. Malcolm liuh somo attractive pictures, hia brouiido enlargements being especially attractive. Mr Jacobaen'a photos are principally of wooillaudsceuery, I tils Otarama pictnrea and ono repreaenting tho Cliriatchiireh museum having exe?ptio!iftl merit. A number of bromide half-plates have come lo hand from Mr Cunningham, "By Purling Waters" making a very pretty view. Mr I. W. Sinclair's exhibits bear on animal life Mr \V, C. h >rgo excels in laudecupo, ami Mr H. Larniii brings out with uttraclive effect "A Child Stuc'y," "Tbe Christ church Hospital." " Muacum Ciatei," by Mr J. Gottfried, is of exceptional merit ; and Mr J. D. I'Anson's study, '• Tho Old Mill,' is also of exceptional merit. Some fine plcluris have lieou forwarded from Wellington, I'-prslully brnrniilc enlurgemenlp. Mr T. M. Iljirdy txep's in water pictures. Mr M srelmnt uud Mr r l . D. Sturt'ar'j liivii nl-.o Kent) two nijtritic pictures of much n'-ti 1 ; Mr G. CricU f on imH forwinied .1 ■"•trlking cMnp iclt.c, a:id t-vo pictutc of ilm Muniswilii Goigu. Mr 1!, li. Tuylor'n rontrihuliDM in \'» niklid enlarp'jiHi'iit '• (ie'tii.g uuuer v/eigh." h:i K. Iliircourt'-) bio.iiiil'j (!iiit;i^cmei<t] "Cloud ell'-'c'H" )n u-.~eiit):il!y urtiutiu Mr A. JJ KeywoMh hiison view n mini bur uf half -pinto vic\v< "fn ami around Wellington," and Mr li, H. Fieeman revels in dißplays of portraituro of