P3D Through the window discouraged?

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

John Roberts writes:

>1) If you ask a random person in the street what they want to see in
>   the nature of 3D, quite often the response will be "Zowie! I
>   want to see lots of depth, and I want to see stuff coming out at
>   me in front of the window!". But if they join a stereo club, the
>   attitude is often "We're perfect ladies and gentlemen here - we
>   don't play silly games like that - nothing in front of the window,
>   if you please". It may seem to be a subtle point, but here's something
>   that isn't generally considered a technical error, and which many
>   of the general public say they would like to see, but which is usually
>   discouraged in stereo clubs and stereo competitions.

Because this point has come up before, let me just say that in my
3-4 years of participating in club competitions and 2 years of
entering PSA competitions, I have never seen such an attitude towards
the stereo window.  As a matter of fact, I have experienced the opposite.
Compositions through the window are encouraged and rewarded.

-- George Themelis

PS.  I am looking forward to the meeting in Detroit tonight where 
     the subject  of the competition is "through the window".


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