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3D-Stereoscopic Photography - Introduction

 

Stereoscopic viewing of images is not new.

Sir Charles Wheatstone invented a device to view drawings in 3D in 1838.

See 3D Examples on the

3D Photography Samples page

                      Cross-Eye View:  Acropolis (top center) and Lykavitos Hill (top right) as seen from Filopappou Hill, Athens, Greece

 

Instructions for viewing scenes in 3D - two methods:

Easier Cross-Eye Method, used for the 3D photos on this website:

In the above scene, the left-eye view is on the right. The right-eye view is on the left.

Brighten your computer screen.
Look at the vertical line between the 2 images above. Cross your eyes and focus on the image that appears in 3D!

Harder Method:

In the following scene, the left-eye and right-eye views appear in their normal left and right positions.

                                                                         Church of Taxiarches, Gythio, Greece

This will take practice.

Remember Stereograms?  To view this scene in 3D using the harder method, you must use the same technique used to view Stereograms.
You must train your eyes to converge on an imaginary object far away, and focus them on something close (these images.)

 

You can do that this way:

Brighten your computer screen.  Sit a little off-center of your computer screen, and look into the black box just above these 2 images.  Focus on the reflection of something near the bottom of the black box, BEHIND the reflection of your face.  (The room or scene behind you must be lit for this.)  When your eyes are focused on something far away (that is, the distant reflection), QUICKLY drop your gaze to the two images.  With practice, your brain will eventually be able to merge what the left eye sees (the left-most image) and what the right eye sees (the right-most image) and reveal to you the scene in 3 dimensions!
It's not easy for some, so practice, practice, practice!
Please email me from the link below, or the CONTACT page, if you master the Harder Method.


The Cross-Eye method is used to view the 3D photos on this website.

And, if you like those,

   View 3D photos of America and Greece  at  martylobel.wixsite.com/3d-photography.

   View 3D photos of Rome, Italy                at  martylobel.wixsite.com/3d-rome.

   View 3D photos of Chicago Cemeteries  at  martylobel.wixsite.com/chicagocemeteries.

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