[photo-3d] SSA Yearbook

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Thank you Gabriel for your nice words about the Yearbook I produced. It was
a labor of love for me, but to be sure - a lot of it...

I was overwhelmed to hear from so many people how they wished they could
have participated in the project, or to have had a copy of the book. But it
may not be over yet: during the annual SSA meeting, which was well
attended, we discussed the possibility of another edition and even the
possibility of an expanded edition of the book to include new participants.
I am in the process of evaluating both of those options and will post more
on this topic shortly on the SSA discussion list at:

http://www.egroups.com/group/StereoscopicSocietyofAmerica

If you wish to learn more about the Society and how you too can become a
member, visit the site mentioned above.

Your personal summary of Y2K convention in Mesa, Arizona was well written.

Shab Levy


Short excerpt from Gabriel Jacob's report on the Y2K convention follows below:

"CHAPTER 4, SSA 1999 Yearbook

Regarding books, I also soon after picked up my copy
of the SSA 1999 Yearbook. Although I'm still not a
member, I was interested in purchasing it, to read all
about those familiar names in the SSA. It was fun to
see the faces behind the names.

Luckily I reserved a copy before heading west,
because Shab was soon sold out. I pointed some other
disappointed potential buyers to Bill Walton, who had
a few copies left. Leafing through the SSA yearbook,
it was interesting to read the background of a lot of
great 3-D photographers.

Also included was a fascinating history on the SSA by
Norm Patterson. The yearbook was very well done with
excellent text and 3-D images (considering it was
done with a digital photocopier)! It's been said a
million times, but I gotta say thanks Shab Levy, on
a job very well done!

I thought to myself while going through it, that it
might be another ten years before they come out with
another yearbook (last one was around 1990 according
to Bill Walton). I wondered how by then, I will have
joined the SSA (finally) and how much fun it would be
to get my picture in the next yearbook. Lo and behold,
I was pleasantly surprised to see myself included in
Dan Shelley's APEC III group picture of Dan and
friends at the Richmond 98 NSA convention."

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