[photo-3d] Re:SI 3D

[Kenneth Luker <kluker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I, too, looked around for the coveted issue, and not finding it in a store I went
to the University Library where the regular subscription is available.

After looking at the issue (the glasses were still stuck in place in the
centerfold, even though the magazine had been well-thumbed and bedraggled by the
jocks who perused it from its place among the dog-eared current issues, apparently
never trying to see the 3D at all) I decided not to get a personal copy.  Yes, the
pictures were in stereo, but frankly I was disappointed.  The anaglyph experience
is a trying one for me anyway, and although there was some good action shown, my
overall impression was of a series of pictures that had something pushed into my
lap and a background of a flattish sea of faces in the crowd.  That's an unfair
generalization but after a week, that's all I can remember.  I guess I'm spoiled
by seeing sharp, well-mounted transparencies in a bright viewer.

On the up side, though, if these stark and sometimes granular anaglyphs can help
stimulate an awareness of the third dimension and a resultant demand for more and
better, stereoscopy can benefit from the exposure.  I'm glad the issue was in 3D,
but I don't think I'll buy one for myself.

Ken Luker