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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 2, No. 16. August 2, 1939

Varsity Exposure

Varsity Exposure.

Those whose work was consistently outstanding in this direction were A. D. Fair, T. W. Halt. J. Hannah, and S. B. Whitlock, while several others had individual photos of eminence. Undoubtedly the most striking photo was Fair's "Business Head." a clever piece of super-imposition extremely well executed. Of outstanding interest also was his "Students." Apart from being one of the few attempts at portraying 'Varsity life, it was characterised by good conception and highly successfull presentation. Fair also exhibited others of superior technique, but, compared with those mentioned, lacking in originality, while his micro-photographs would have been better on black and white glossy instead of sepia matt.

From the point, of view of [unclear: technique] the laurels went to T. W. Rait as displayed in "Old Timer" and "Dim Religious Light." The rich blacks of the former were not approached by another print there. Yet, though there was a good gradation of tone, this photo was too sombre. "Dim Religious Light." a difficult subject well handled, was spoilt by the heavy and unbalanced black mass on the left-hand side.