Re: Folio stuff, stereo philosophy

[E R Swanson <ers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sam...

A photographic philosopher as well as a first rate camera mechanician...
That's why your stuff's so good on both counts. 

Sam continually breaks new ground. Way to go, man! Your words make me
think of the powerful description that captures the point of stereoscopy--
in Jack Finney's novel Time And Again-- the stereoscope card featuring a
scene which includes a horse whose hoof is about to strike the pavement,
never reaching it. Not just captured in the image, but frozen in time. A
good stereo shot *is* a mystery... you can walk around in it in your
imagination. 

It's unfortunate that so much of stereo is so mundane, when it has so much
potential to be magical. Sam is an inspiration to step out of that
bush/people/trees/mountain snapshot mold and reveal something about the
world.

(And I haven't forgotten I owe you a copy of "Rebecca"-- I'm running them
on the Repronar tonight. But remember, it's lowly 5p shot with a Kodak...
:)

Elliott

On Sun, 27 Sep 1998, sam wrote:

> I finally had a chance to shot some MF3d today, but I'll just cross my
> fingers until I get the roll processed.
> 
> I put up my comments regarding Greg's folio. My main note this time around
> is that I'm proud to be in a group so diverse and different as you guys. I
> amazes me how so many stereo images brought out totally opposite or unique
> comments. It just goes to show you the value of getting different point of
> view regarding your own images, as other eyes pick up so much you might
> have missed.
> 
> I had just learned a very important fact from an old stereo book I had
> recently bought. That very few people really spend the time studying stereo
> views. It's so easy to whip through a series of shots for an instant fix of
> beauty or amusement, but with a little more time you can toltally immerse
> yourself in a good stereo image. The effect is truly amazing. Sometimes
> it's like a mystery, looking for clues, and can really only be achieved in
> a stereo image. I've now changed my viewing habits and don't feel to
> selfish as to sometimes prefer enjoying these windows with only the company
> of my viewer!
> 
> 
> Sam
>