P3D Greetings

[donaldparks@xxxxxxxxxx]

Greetings to all you P3D folks,

I joined your group several months ago and need to introduce myself.  I’ve been a
frustrated Stereo photographer for most of my life.  The benefits of the Internet and
subscribing to this group have made a big difference and brought my interest in stereo
back.

I started putting pairs together when I was about 14 years old.  My Dad took a lot of
2D slides and often bracketed the exposure.  I discovered that in the process he’d
sometimes accidentally “Cha-Cha” a stereo pair.  Wow!  That was neat.  I soon bought a
new TDC Camera and started taking stereo slides.  Now at nearly 56 I’m still hooked.

While still in high school, I was active in a Stereo Camera Club in Denver and became
quite skilled at taking and mounting my stereo slides.  Little by little I acquired
better camera and projector gear.  When I left Denver to go to college, I moved away
from the collaboration benefit of belonging to an organized stereo club and have not
lived near one since.  It has taken a long time but I’m happy that this frustration is
being relieved due to P3D and the Internet.  Thank you all.  Special thanks to Bob
Wier and Rocky Mountain College for supporting the group and maintaining the computer
systems needed.

I really enjoyed attending the NSA in Green Bay last summer.  I met a few of you folks
directly and participated in excellent workshops put on by Dan Shelley, George
Themelis,  Jon Golden, and Tom Deering.  The stereo theatre was very well presented
also.  Many people, upon seeing that I was from Boise, asked if I knew David Kesner.
I didn’t at the time but have been delighted to discover that a fellow 3D photo-nerd
only lives about a block from me.  Probably the most beneficial thing I took away from
the convention was information about joining P3D.  It helps to have met many of you
people who post regularly.  I can better appreciate the personalities, perspectives
and points of view you express.

My fascination with stereo photography has been fairly technical.  Over the years I’ve
gotten a lot of ideas for improving stereo cameras, mounting and projection
equipment.  It’s great to learn from reading P3D that many of you are working on the
same types of things.  I’ll try to overcome my hesitation for speaking out in a crowd
and send in some posts if I have anything to add.

Keep your stick on the ice.    Don

Dr. Donald J. Parks
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Boise State University

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