Re: Frozen action in stereo and more...

[P3D Michael Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >Not only it does not bother me, I also find it very impressive in 3d.
> 
> Same for me, not only is it the added dimesion of space but of frozen
> time which I find very appealling. Now wouldn't that famous shot of
> a bullet going thru a card look nice in 3d! Or how about those famous
> flower shots everybody seems to be tired of. Those of course don't 

IMHO I think it's different between bullet pictures and people-pictures.

Bullet shots are surreal to begin with.  You don't see that ordinarily
so you can't be bothered that it's frozen.  Likewise with photos of
flowers and such because they ordinarily are more or less still anyway
or can be.  Buildings, etc, all the same.  Even a speeding auto frozen
is okay because you ordinarily see stopped cars.

*People* are something you don't see frozen ordinarily, and so naturalness
is stretched a bit more. Having photos where the people are in natural
more-or-less-still positions does seem to be a good idea to reduce this
effect.  So although it doesn't bother me at all anymore, in general, I 
agree with idea stated.  It's not a *rule*, just one of those hand-wavy
guidelines that's made to be broken probably a lot more often than others.

In other words, when something *very familiar* that ordinarily doesn't hold
still is shown frozen, it can look "spooky".  Particularly people who you
know and see everyday (moving).

Also if it's a photo you took yourself, then in your mind, you remember 
the time it was taken and have a re-living of that moment in the background
of thinking, so the movement is sort-of added-in.  It's most strange for 
photos of people you know, but not one you took.  I think.  

As I said in my last posting, I think it's also a matter of getting used
to 3D photography and this particular aspect. 

I saw some 3D photographs of people I didn't know last weekend and they
weren't the least bit 'spooky' due to the frozen-ness.  But then I didn't
know them or ever meet them (and chances are, never will :-) and they
were in posed "still" positions.

Mike K.


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