P3D Re: New York Stereo Report

[Bill Burns <billb@xxxxxxxxx>]

Eric beat me to the meeting report this time, but I'll second his
comments.  The new location in the Natural History Museum's Linder
Theater is excellent; an elevated stage, raked auditorium floor, and
comfortable seats!  

I brought a friend to the meeting who's always wanted to go to Tibet,
and she was very impressed with Les' slides, and with his obvious
concern with the plight of the Tibetans.  My favorite slide also was the
tea-kettle with steam floating through the window; there were also many
excellent flash shots of the statues of deities in the temples.

Also had a chance to meet Jon Golden (Hi, Jon!), and to see the amazing
viewers he brought along.  First time I've seen a stereo slide viewer
with LED indicators!  Jon's show was a lot of fun, with some interesting
juxtapositions of images using the Brackett Dissolver.  My favorites
were some of the eye-popping shots of machinery.  Eric's B & W shot of
the great 5th Avenue crater, which Jon slipped into his show
unannounced, led to a few double-takes.  In black and white, it could
have been taken 100 years ago, until you notice the modern excavating
equipment in the background.  By special request, Jon's first slide was
a shot taken at the NY Society's inaugural meeting, which showed the
traditional stereo viewing audience complete with funny glasses.  Not
anaglyph!  

Another fun meeting; thanks to Greg and Eric for putting it on; looks
like Dave Hutchison has also been co-opted to help!  I'm looking forward
to the next one.

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Bill Burns
Long Island   NY   USA
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