Re: Stereo Difficutly - I

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me say that I find this discussion extremely interesting and useful...
Thanks to Greg W., Chuck Field and others for contributing with their
personal experiences...

I agree with most of what Greg W. writes about my apparent fanaticism and
preoccupation with stereo.  However, the only family member aware of all
these activities is my wife.  I visit my parents, brother and sister once
every two years for two weeks.  I only bring a few pictures to show them. 
People who know me, know that I am interested in stereo photography (it is
my hobby) but they have no idea how sick I really am :-) and how advanced
my stereo addiction is...   Also, note that my wife was around in 1988 when
I got started, before I became seriously ill... and did not express
sufficient interest back then.  So, it cannot be that my "fanaticism" is
pushing anybody back.

When I show my slides to "unsuspected victims", I follow the "mild
approach".  I just tell them that I take stereo pictures and hand them a
viewer to see some examples.  I then sit back and relax, studying their
first spontaneous reactions... I do not want to influence their first
reaction by showing them how much I like those pictures.  I just remain
calm or mildly enthusiastic.  I have noticed that if you show excessive
excitement, people usually respond to that, sometimes trying to be polite.
I do not want my own emotions to influence them.  I want to see their
honest reaction during their first exposure to stereo.  And what I see is a
wide variation in that first reaction and subsequent exposure.

Many people, as Greg says, react very positively... That's a fact.  My
question is why don't all people react positively if they are experiencing
the same thing that I am experiencing?  The only answer I can give is that
they are not experiencing the same thing, which brings me to McKay's
writings as delivered to us by Paul Talbot...

To be continued.... -- George


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