P3D Re: Moderate Hyperstereos

[boris@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Boris Starosta)]

>From: abram klooswyk <abram.klooswyk@xxxxxx>
...
>The real "moderate hyperstereos", without longer focal length,
>shouldn't been used very often I believe, but this is essentially
>a matter of purpose and taste.
..
>However, mostly I agree with Brewster (quoted before in P3D 2960):
>"(...) unless we require an increased relief for some special
>purpose, landscapes and buildings should be taken with the
>normal binocular camera, that is, with its lenses 2 1/2 inches
>distant. Scenery of every kind, whether of the picturesque,
>or of the sublime, cannot be made more beautiful or grand
>than it is when seen by the traveller himself. To add an
>artificial relief is but a trick which may startle the vulgar,
>but cannot gratify the lover of what is true in nature and
>in art."  (The Stereoscope..etc., 1856, p. 157)

About a year ago, I would have fully agreed with this statement.  But now I
have seen some moderate hyperstereo slides of landscape scenes, where the
effect was not "vulgar."  Done right, the hyper will not be noticeable,
without "liliputism," but will add a nice sense of depth and distance to
the view.  This effect is comparable to (as mentioned in a P3D thread some
weeks/months ago) the effect of looking at a grand view while traversing it
at some speed - as in a car or train.

But I will also say that 90% of the landscape stereoviews I've seen are
either too flat or too hyper - getting it right appears a fine art.

Perhaps Brewster never got to see any well done hyper shots.  Chances are
that may have influenced his opinion.

Cheers!



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