[Illustration: FIG. 54.--SEAWEED PHOTOGRAPH.]
Of all the glorious creations of nature few are more beautiful than
the delicate sea mosses to be found by the sea shore. Many delight in
preserving them in a dry state, mounted on cards, but unfortunately
they are usually so fragile that after a little while they fall to
pieces. The photographer, however, is able to reproduce these
beautiful formations and preserve them in a more permanent form by
means of his camera. It is true that he cannot reproduce their
delicate colorings, but the photographs can, if so desired, be lightly
printed on platinum paper and colored as well as possible by hand.