Re: George's Opinion...

[P3D George Gioumousis <georggms@xxxxxxxxxx>]

P3D Dr. George A. Themelis wrote
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> photography, the one that Paul nicely described on his story about the Grand
> Canyon that got him hooked into 3d, the sense of being there, are amplified
> in the stereo slide format.  I remember the reaction of someone looking at
> a slide of the bride in my first stereo wedding.  His reaction was: "I see
> a real person looking at me".  I understand this reaction because that's
> how I felt when I saw this great slide.  I do not think that other forms of
> stereo presentation generate a reaction anywhere close to this.  Feel free
> to argue this point from your own personal experience.
> 
I photographed my first stereo wedding summer before last. I lent the slides,
along with my red-button viewer, to the younger of my two daughters (who 
happened to have been the bride). She said they were nice, but would there
be any way to make flat prints from the slides? 

One could argue that some children get very tired of their parents'
madnesses, or else it's possible some people just don't care about
stereo. On the other hand, more recently, My Wirgin and I went with
a friend on a tour of six koi ponds. He and his wife were most
impressed with the slides. 

As it happens, his wife had owned a Realist, which had been put in 
a box years ago. After seeing what could be done, she decided to
try it out again before selling it to me. Unfortunately, they have
not been able to find it yet. I'm holding my breath, with my greed
and my stereo missionary instinct at odds.

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