Delivery by explaining/confirming

[P3D Bill C Walton <bill3dbw3d@xxxxxxxx>]

I recently had two opportunities to practice the 
delivery/confirming stereo theory.

A.  I had a stereo exhibition while I was on a 2 week
     sister city visit to Kiryu Jampa.  The effort that went 
     into this exhibition might interest someone. I use
     poster frames to exhibit my stereocards.  Due either
     to a communication gap or some other reason I was 
     advised to bring the frames with me.  I boxed them up
     and they were shipped to Japan, along with some 
     items we needed, by a local printing company.  I also
     sent two sets of 11x 14 stereo prints in the same box.

     All the 20 folks who went to Japan from Columbus
     contacted local firms to ask for donations of gifts to 
    give our host families.  We ended up with a garbage bag
     full of  "goodies" for each family, from fine art prints to T    
     Shirts with local pictures on them.  Muscogee 3-D (thats Me)
      donated 20 copies of my stereo book "Back to Basics" 
      along with 20 lorgnette viewers, with viewing instructions
      in Japanese.  I asked my fellow visitors to give these books
      to their host families the first night we were in Kiryu.

I took the following items with me:
    80 Stereocards
    Keystone N50 Training Stereoscope
    6 lorgnette viewers
    A copy of Back to Basics
    20 stereo slides (including some from P3d Dick Twichell
       and SSA member Brandt Rowles)
    Realist Viewer with extra batteries and bulbs
    Omniscope viewer for viewing the aforementioned 11 x 14 prints
    10 of my best lenticulars
    4 diskettes containing 15 of my military stereo images in 
     anaglyphic format.  These anaglyps are quite good I think.
     they were done in Spain about six years ago in an effort 
     sponsored by a California firm to make a Stereo CD ROM,
     that "never got off the ground"
     10 pair of red/blue glasses for viewing the anaglyphs.

The exhibition took place in the Kiryu City Hall.  I mounted 60 
of my cards in the poster frames with a lorgnette viewer hanging
on each of them.  On the opening day I was present and had my 
other stereo items on a nearby table.  The city officials of Kiryu
provided me with a computer and a monitor so I could 
show my anaglyphs.  I don't know how many folks went thru
the first day.  But during the three hours I was there it was 
non-stop, with everyone viewing, looking and asking questions.  
The Stereo Cards SEEMED to be the easiest way to explain
stereography to the folks who attended the exhibition.  The 
host families had a leg up on the other attendees as they had 
had my book for a couple of days.  The exhibition of my stereo
cards lasted 8 days.

Did I make any stereo converts? Time will tell although I 
think I really got a local photographer (who was nice enough to
take a day off and take me on a photo trip to the mountains) and 
the brother of my host family father ( who I gave some hands on
instruction in single camera weight shift stereo my last day in 
Japan) interested enough to try it.  

Anyway there are 22 lorgnette viewers in Kiryu (I gave the Mayor 
two with the set of cards I made for  him of Columbus scenes),
plus 4 diskettes of anaglyphs, which have already been copied and 
passed on, so maybe something will come of my stereo exhibition.
At our farewell luncheon I made a stereograph of each host family 
with their American guest and I will send them all a copy of these 
stereo
cards.

B. Last  Monday I gave a stereo presentation to the LaGrange Artists 
     Guild.  The presentation took place in the Lamar Dodd Arts Center
     at LaGrange College, about 45 miles from Columbus.  The setting
     was in the Arts Center Projection room, with stadium seating.
     I gave my standard stereo presentation- How stereopsis works,
     the history of stereo from Wheatsone to 1997, different methods of 
     making stereographs, including manipulation of mono photos 
     into stereo, different types of stereographs and their viewing
devices
     including books and magazines (Yes I did mention my book "Back 
     to Basics:). Then I had a show of projected slides, including some
from
     Dick Twichell, Brandt Rowles and Klaus Kemper, a German
stereographer.
     I also had two poster frames of stereo cards on display showing 
     Columbus people and places. 

     Following the slide show and a question and answer period the 
     45 or so folks in attendance were invited to try out the stereo
items
     I had talked about and were displayed on a table.  Everyone seemed
     to enjoy themselves (I know I sure did) and a lot of questions were 
     asked.  I think I made two converts as two of the women artists told

     me they usually pain from photos and stereo would be a big help.  
     I gave them the address of Reel 3-D and told them to contact me 
     for further help.  I also met a fellow who is trying to do stereo
work and
     thought he was alone in the world (Don't that sound familiar)
      I even sold several copies of my book  which is an added plus.

      I was invited by a member of the Troup County Board of Education,
      who was at my presentation, o return to LaGrange the 1st week 
      and make 3 stereo presentations in one day as part of the Troup 
      County Education System Career Day.  I don't think I can convince 
      some students to take up stereo as a career, but I do believe I 
      can convince some of them to try to make stereographs.  It should 
      be a fun day stereowise.

BILL C WALTON
MUSCOGEE 3-D
bill3dbw3d@xxxxxxxx
"Psuedo academic pronunciementos on any subject.  I have not a 
scrap of reliable information at hand, but unless I tell you that how 
will you know"


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