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Re: Tall Vignette: Jumper
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Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:08:33 GMT
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Thanks Bruce and Nelson.

I just discovered that I had mis-remembered (and misspelled) the term; The device I was thinking of is a stereoscope, not a stereopticon.

Stereoscopic images are an old means of depicting a scene. There used to be film cameras with two lenses that would take simultaneous images. I imagine they still exist and there may be digital versions too, but it’s not necessary to buy another camera to experiment with the technique. I tried it many years ago with a film camera, and, while I found the result satisfactory, I never pursued it.

I remembered the technique this past summer when I was taking photographs and checking them on the viewscreen. That’s the beauty of using a digital camera. Anyway, the image was lacking something and I realized it was the third dimension, so I started taking two pictures of a scene with a slight shift of the camera for the second shot. This works fine for static scenes and you can adjust the depth by varying the distance between the two shots. A scene will look natural to you if the shots are taken the same distance apart as your eyes.

A stereoscope can help when viewing such images but I find I can shift my eyes enough to see them. It’s the same method that those magic-eye things relied upon.

The height of this vignette seemed like the perfect opportunity to debut this technique here. Have fun with it.

Peace and camera tricks, Professor Whateverly





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