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Re: Twin Cameras: Viewing Vertical Shots


  • From: Joel.Alpers@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Twin Cameras: Viewing Vertical Shots
  • Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 10:26:09 -0700 (MST)

Mark Poole writes:

#
#     Joel Alpers wrote:
#     >  I've often been tempted to shoot vertical stereos of waterfalls,
#     >but how do you view them? Are you shooting print film?
#     
#     I am shooting standard slide film, and I simply drop them into a 2x2 
#     slide viewer (Franka from Reel 3-d).  This is a steal-the-light model 
#     (crane your neck to find a bright light source).
#     Since the 2x2's are symetrical in both directions, shifting the slides 
#     to vertical orientation is no problemo.

Oh, of course - I have a twin 2x2 viewer, don't know why I that didn't
come to mind when I read your post. Been thinking too much about 41x101
lately, I guess.

#     The vertical orientation gives an exagerated feeling of height.

Interesting, I'll have to try it!
     
#     Most of my friends have the most dynamic favorable response when 
#     viewing these images (in other words, they really liked them).

Oh, the old DFR (Dynamic Favorable Response), eh?


Joel Alpers
Rocky Mountain Memories - Equipment and Supplies for the 3D Photographer
rkymtmem@xxxxxxxx
http://www.frii.com/~rkymtmem


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