P3D Re: Viewing Aid (was What did I learn last night...)

["Oleg Vorobyoff" <olegv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brian Reynolds wrote:
>Oleg Vorobyoff wrote:
>>I tried building a blinder box to
>> facilitate composition, but found that it would need to be too large
>> to be practical.
>Some large format photographers use a piece of scrap matte board as a
>viewing aid.

I do carry a matte board with cutout.  It works fine for 2d composition.  But it
does not simulate the effect of a 3d window very well.  First, a realistic
window needs to be more than an arm's length away.  Secondly I tend to be
distracted by objects outside the edge of the matte when viewing with both eyes.
That is why I made the card into a box.  But it still did not have enough
what-you-see-is-what-you-get quality to be useful to me.

Oleg Vorobyoff