HA HA! GOTCHA !!!

[P3D Sam Smith <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Sam Smith wrote;
>>Until someone shows me an image on a my monitor that matches both the
>>quality and feel of even the lousest Viewmaster reel, I will only consider
>>this approach a low resolution reference tool and keep my serious stereo
>>photography using the conventional approach.

Bill Battle replied:
>   All that I have to say is "Man......You don't get out much."  The
>resolutions there. you just need to open your eyes.  If you read any magazine
>today, your looking at digital images. 


Thanks Bill for the perfect example of someone who didn't read a post
carefully. This is something that happens a lot on this list, and my point
was actually to demonstrate it.

The low resolution tool I was referring to was my monitor. Since you have no
idea what the quality of "my monitor" is, how can you dispute it's
resolution ? I could have an old portable laptop for all you know. Even if
it had good res, it still wouldn't address the "feel" that I stated. One's
emotional perception of 3D is vague and undefined. There's something special
about looking through an old Viewmaster viewer that can't be duplicated by
any other means. Perhaps it's nostalgia. 

I'm quite aware of the resolution possible in digital technology, it was
never in dispute here. My note was actually intended to embrace the
technology as it emerges.

Bill work on Larry's website is a great example of the possibilities of
artistic expression in computer technology, and my hat's off to you for your
excellent eye. I just wish I could see in all its glory, as most web page
images, including my own, are but a shadow compared to the original image in
its most accurate form.

BTW, I no longer do smileys. It's the internet equivilent to the " Laugh
Track" to me. I don't need someone to tell me when I should smile, I'd
rather take the chance on my own perceptions. People just need to read more
carefully, even if it means reading between the lines.



Sam  


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