Projection and downfall of 3D

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree 100% with Norm's comments regarding stereo projections.  
I have been shooting stereo slides for 8 years now and have 
been projecting them and competing for 2 years.  And yet, I 
do not feel ready to present a 3-d show to the public.

I can torture my wife and kids... That's OK.  They torture me too.
But I would not dare to even call the neighbors without having a 
very well-edited program to show.  It will be at least 10 years
from now before I am ready (experienced, etc.) to put together
an NSA show.

On a different but related subject, Rick Inzero 
presented a "New theory on the 1950s downfall of 3D".  Rick
looked at a random sample of slides from the 50s and was
suprised to see how many of them were badly mounted to the
point of being unviewable.  Part of the downfall of 3-D
must be certainly due to the inability of the general
public to use the 3-d medium effectively.

>The result was maybe 80% complete unviewable rejects, with 
>accompanying severe dissatisfaction and disgust in the whole 3D 
>thing.

Rick was half-kidding, but I am not.  I have seen the same
mismounted/bad slides and have reached the same conclusions.


George Themelis  


PS. Regarding my energy and time, I wanted to post my impressions of
the convention while they were still fresh in my mind.  And, just in
case my employer is tuned to photo-3d, I wrote these postings at home
and did not waste any time at work... ;)


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