P3D Re: Is bigger really better?

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just to make the case stronger, today I was in Detroit attending
the Detroit International salon judging (only a 6 hour drive... :-)
and I had to wake up at 4:30 am to be there at 8:00 am!)  Very 
interesting experience (more details in 3dsalon@xxxxxxxxxxx). 

One of my most favorite pictures was a shot a little girl, holding
a sunflower.  The picture was mounted in either 4p mount or in
some other kind of narrower than Realist.  It was a great picture.
Colors, the girl's face, sharp, excellent presentation!  The sunflower
was coming out of the window, a nice touch which adds considerably
to the appeal of the image (this is controlled during mounting).
Nice light also.  Much better than staged studio shots.

The judges liked it too.  I think it got an HM or at least it was
fighting for one until the end.  My nice pictures from Greece just
got accepted but did not come close to an HM.  Other scenics 
in wide mounts had the same fate.  The little girl in the narrow
mount blew them away.

Now, regarding mounting and cropping, one might say that if you
start with a narrow format you cannot crop it further.  That's not
entirely true.  Yes, you don't have much choice in terms of 
readily available commercial mounts, but you can double mask,
i.e. slide one piece of aluminum or thin cardboard (like Albion)
over the other and crop in any direction and size you want.
That's why I think Mark should try the 41x101 format.  There are
many creative opportunities in it.

Of course, this discussion is about stereo slides.  Print makers
don't have to worry about issues like these...

George Themelis