1342.  L.  H.  i/oyej,— "Wind  in  the  Oaks."
The  topic  is  well  brought  out.  There  is  a
suggestion  of  movement  of  the  trees  by  wind,
without  recourse  to  too  much  blur.  The
lines  of  direction  of  the  limbs  suggest  motion
and,  really,  the  oblique  paths  help  this
suggestion  by  the  trend  they  give  to  the  eye.
The  composition,  though  simple  and  of  lew
elements,  is  pleasing.  It  is  not  often  that
one  sees  so  much  that  is  pictorial  and  with
sentiment,  made  up  with  things  which  do
not  generally  lend  themselves  to  the
picturesque.
1343.  Orin  Crooker. — "l^te  Afternoon."
3:30  p.  u.  is  hardly  late,  even  in  September.
The  photograph  gives  evidence  that  the
light  was  strong;  in  fact,  too  strong  for  such
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little  or  no  gradation,  no  range  of  light  and
shade.  The  lines  of  the  composition  are
good,  but  the  flatness  of  the  light  prevents
the  subject  having  any  character  or  sentiment.
We  think  that  under  better  illuminaiion  you
would  have  gotten  a  pleasing  picture.
1344.  Carolyn  W.  Broum.— "Two  Little
Bears."  The  rather  interesting  figures  are
confused  in  the  very  uninteresting  and  in-
appropriate background.  The  high -lights  are
unrelieved.  There  is  no  difference  m  lone
value  between  the  fur  of  the  little  one's
coat  and  the  mass  of  snow,  or  whatever  it  is,
against  which  the  child  is  projected.  Part
of  the  garment  is  lost  entirely  in  the  back-
ground, forming  a  confused,

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