Into the Woods 3D by DavidEMartin

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jul 10, 2006

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One of the benefits of unemployment is having the time to work on projects one had put off. In this case, the project was converting my two Sanyo VPC digital cameras into a stereo camera. The method was simple-- a tripod, a 30" piece of wood, a few holes, and some bolts. Mount the board on the tripod, then screw the two cameras onto the board. I can trigger the camera by hand, pressing both shutter buttons at the same time (hopefully), or set both cameras self-timers (to prevent camera shake). I went around town looking for images to stereo-ize. Then back to the HP to link the appropriate pairs up. In this case, the right eye image is on the left. To view, make sure the image is at a size you can easily take in without having to pan your eyes. Let your eyes relax and cross a little. The two images merge to create a third. Move your eyes a little to snap this third image into clarity. (It's hard to describe the technique. Either you can do or you can't.) Anyway, here's a section of the woods near my house, on the edge of a gully. Focus on the scarred tree to make the 3D image appear.

Comments (6)

gwfa

1:03AM | Tue, 11 July 2006

it works perfectly - now go on with "real" subjects....;-)

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2:41AM | Tue, 11 July 2006

Well, how about "real" subjects in 3D? Stereoscopic photography works well, I did some myself a decade or so ago. Notice how the perception of depth is exaggerated because the distance between the two lenses is greater than the distance between our two eyes! Thanks for sharing :-)

Alfredo1

4:41AM | Tue, 11 July 2006

Very nice image indeed..I suppose lessons have been learned.and I have moved on with better photography.Our friend Marcus Ranum [MJR] has made me more popular than ever.but still insists that my images have been stolen.I will let you decide by visiting my website [still under construction] and my portfolio site. www.euanonlineimages.com and my portfolio site www.digitalweb.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk please feel free to send in your comments. Thanks Alfredo1 Euan Donegan

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nathalie06

6:10AM | Tue, 11 July 2006

Wonderful experiment, and with a great result. This wood is so beautiful and peaceful. You've got it near your house ? lucky man ! I hope to see other of your works of this technique.

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