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course, we've all seen "View Masters". Stereoscopic, more often called
3D, uses the same principal of having one image for each eye.
Way back, in the '70's, a fellow photographer told me stereo photos could be projected on a silver screen. I used cross polarization to project the two images, then viewed with cross polarized (sun) glasses to separate the images for each eye. Wow, it worked, it was great to see depth! Stereo IMAX works the same way. Page explaining how IMAX 3D movies are made and projected. Now you can see stereo on high quality monitors if your eyes can look at two images, either cross-eyed or parallel. The web is a good place to share these 3D photo experiences. These photos are all parallel. |
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one camera, I made two pictures of this C130 taking off from Dobbins AFB.
Then manipulated the photos in Photo Shop until they matched up to produce
stereo.
To see stereo, breathe, relax and stare off into the distance. As the images merge, look at the one in the center. Ghost images will appear on both sides of the center stereo image.  |
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"The John Dunbar Theme" from Dances with Wolves"
after you see "Document done", composed by John Barry. Sequenced March-May © 1995 by Peter Modin. Tell me whatcha think! Email Peter Modin in Sweden <modin@lystator.liu.se> The plugin is accessible on the task bar. No midi music? Configuration instructions. |
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Photography on the web is
a great way of sharing the beauty of nature.
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Stereoscopic photos have been around since the turn of the century. In order to see 'depth', two separate images (one for each eye) are placed in a viewer. The viewer has lenses which with magnify slightly, but mainly keep the images separate for each eye. Over the years, stereo pictures have faded from popularity. Mainly because these old black and white photos have poor quality. This loss of quality detracts from the ability to see 'depth', because flaws are inconsistent from one eye to the next. | |
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Here
is a 29K stereo photo of azaleas.
Click the picture/link, then
back on your browser to return.
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This
51K stereo photo of a girl smelling the flowers
was made with one camera. The camera was moved horizontally three
inches for the second shot. Like a perfect model, she stayed still.
However, the shadows did move.
Soon, advertisers will see that stereo is a great attention grabber on packages, the web, and in magazines. .  Click,
then back for a
larger stereo picture of a leaf falling at the Coleman River in NE, Georgia.
Text and map in the article about Tallulah Falls. |
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 There
are several, more complex, ways of viewing stereo prints, slides and movies.
These include cross polarizing the light from two projectors onto a 'silver'
screen. This works with full color movies. The observer uses cross polarizing
glasses to cancel out the extra image for each eye. See the article How
3D-Movies work, for an explanation. |
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Beanie Babies in stereo; then back to return. |
View this Coke stereo photo, then back to return. The parallel larger version of this stereo pair is wider apart than most human's eyes are. Perhaps it can be viewed viewed at a greater distance from the monitor. Or trick your eyes by starting real close. Do you see the bumble bee that moved between pictures? |
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Hidehisa will show you hints about stereo photography and how anyone can
make a stereo camera for pennies. Visit his site in Japan.
Here is a sample of Hidehisa KOHNO's work showing his beautiful country, wish I could visit. 
Photo used by permission. |
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 Jeff
Cooper is quite a photographer and has started adding cross-eyed 3D photos
to his outstanding travel photos. With indifference to Jeff's preference
of cross eyed viewing, I made this sample 3D photo of the fjords in Norway
viewable in parallel.
Visit Jeff Cooper |
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| Winning the "Artistic Photographer of the Year" and the "Andrae Kuhn" award at Alpine Camera Club in Atlanta, was a moment. Now, I use the same principals of good design to make web sites and unique forms of art. | |
 
Stereoscopic rendering of me, Doug Merriman done by Bernardo Galmarini in Argentina, part of our web design enhancemant team. Visit more 3D work at Bernardo's web site...Apeiron-3d You can email Bernardo at galma@fullzero.com.ar |
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| We all get inspiration and
ideas from other artists. If you want to paint like Renoir, copy his paintings
to learn his style. For less than the price of a new digital camera, you
can get a used view camera like Ansel Adams used...go for it.
Copyright law is not different for the internet. See what the distinguished authors: Larry Lessig, David Post. and Eugene Volokh, say about it at "Cyberspace-Law for Non-Lawyers". All items on site are © 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,2001,2002 by Doug Merriman, All Rights Reserved. A hearty thanks for visiting,
from Doug. Can you see STEREO? I'd love to hear from you.
Please write or bookmark then come back and visit.
The purpose of this helpful
web site is so you can see variety of art, text and photos and imagine
Doug Merriman making a nice web site for you.
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