Re: Ortho and Hyperstereo

[P3D Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 07:07:34 -0700
>From: P3D  David W. Kesner  asks:
>
>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? ...............................When I
>look at a hyper of the Grand Canyon I feel like a giant, but when I
>look at a hypo of an insect I don't feel like a midget (my apologies
>- I don't know the current politically correct term). Is this the
>same for others?

****  This is an interesting observation. I think it is the result of the
viewed image vs. expectations. We are more used to placing our faces close
to that which we want to see better and the use of magnifying glasses, but
not used to enlarging our head to better view distant hills. It is a very
similar process, but less familiar in the doing. My point is that exploring
a range of phenomena increases ones facility at interpreting them. It gets
easier with practice.

Larry Berlin

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