P3D Newcomer sends greetings

["Sokolowski, Ray" <paa5402@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> I hope to meet informative and nice people  on the Photo 3-D
> newsgroup who can tell me about other 3-D items and techniques.
> 
> You sure will find that here!
> 
>     In the past
> whenever I mentioned to someone (2-D photographer or ordinary person)
> that I do 3-D photography, they either did not know what I was talking
> about or thought I was some 'quack' that did 1950's anaglyph photos
> that
> gave you a headache!
> 
> When you get your pictures back and show them around, many people will
> rave about it!  You will be very popular for a time. .
> 
> I have even had MANY MANY people tell me
> that they don't see 3-D photos in 3-D whether it's anaglyph,
> lenticular
> or stereo! 
> 
> Some have bad eyesight, or can only see out of one eye. Others just
> won't take the extra effort to focus right. People are lazy! I am
> reminded of the candid camera bit years ago where they dug the hole a
> few inches deeper. Most golfers didn't bother to reach deeper, but
> just abandoned their ball.
> 
>  
>   It seems like if you were
> into photography you would like all forms of it, not just 2-D.
> 
> In my case, I don't care for 2D anymore!
> 
> But welcome to the forum, and the , no, I can't say the "3D
> community". It sounds too cliquish. Let's just say you've found a fun
> place to read and write about a phenomena that the other folks on this
> web find as fascinating as you. And if most other people don't, we're
> always here to share  information and enthusiasm.
>               Ray Sokolowski
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> (Not that I can share much information, being new to this myself!)
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