Re: Ortho and Hyperstereo

[P3D Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 6:08 AM -0800 2/3/97, P3D  David W. Kesner wrote:
>I sent this message in another form and it never made it so here goes
>again.
>
>Why is it that hypostereo is so much more "acceptable" than
>hyperstereo? Aren't all the things and reasons that make hypers
>"objectionable" the same for hypos? Like others I find hypers
>enjoyable but not a steady diet. On the other hand I never grow tired
>of macro shots. Two of my favorite entries in expo2-3d were the toad
>on the finger and the bees in the hive. Judging from the comments I
>saw, the majority of other viewers also enjoyed these shots.

Interesting.   I wonder if it's related to the risk of having too much
disparity in the hyper images (which of course is also a risk with macros
but doesn't seem to crop up as often)?  Or perhaps the presence of
perspective distortions?  It sounds like people are more careful about
keeping the camera axes parallel & getting an accurate stereo base when
shooting macros...

-Jim C.

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Jim Crowell
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Caltech
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