Adventures in the 3rd Dimension

[ggreig]

I recently bought a 3D camera second hand from ffutures. Here are a first few shots:

 

Interesting to see what works and what doesn’t. There seems to be a greater sense of 3D if there’s something distinctive in the foreground, which is why I actually chose pictures with cars in shot when I had examples without. Things further away tend to flatten out a bit, even if there’s something in the foreground to emphasise the difference – but even in the middle distance, a significant difference in depth can make things stand out. I didn’t notice the pedestrian crossing the West Port in the second photograph when I took it, but she becomes an interesting feature when viewed in 3D. As usual, click through for full size – it’s probably worth it for that second one at least, as the figure is a bit lost in the smaller version.

Comments

[vivdunstan.livejournal.com]

Nice! I particularly like the 3D effect with the car crossing the roundabout, and the theatre (town hall?) shot. Though that last one looks a little like an 18th or 19th century foldout cardboard theatre effect, where the different cardboard or paper layers unfold to give a 3D effect!

I was able to glance at these easily because I have a cheap pair of 3D glasses by my computer already. Quite why is another long story, but hey, they helped this time :)

I'd be interested in seeing any more 3D photos you take.

Thanks for sharing!

[ggreig]

Thanks! I've not been posting too actively recently but good to know there's interest if I take any more worth sharing.

The final shot was taken last night in the assembly hall at Bell Baxter High School in Cupar, where the Scottish Cabinet were taking questions from the public. The picture reminds me of those old toys too!

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

As I pointed out when I sold this, vertical alignment can be a bit off with this camera - you'll get better results if you tweak the alignment in Stereophotomaker before fusing the 3D images.

http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/stphmkr/

[ggreig]

Thanks! Yeah, I fiddled with it a bit, but I need to fiddle more. Still thought it was worth throwing up a few early examples.