Stereo 3D Tank Pictures Challenge!

[Winters]

Hi Matthew!

Originally Posted by Matt

I can see those "hidden image" 3-d things without any trouble, but I don't seem to be able to focus my eyes on these images. Even with the finger trick, I can't overcome the refocus as soon as I try to look at the monitor.

Anyone have any other tricks to "see" these images?

In order to have a stero image, one needs to take two photographs of the same item, the second photograph being taken with the camera shifted to the right around oh.. let's say 5cm. This will produce two photographs of the same thing with there being an area of overlap. This overlapping area between the two photographs is the 'stereo' zone.

I think that the photographs above need to be modified/cropped a bit to bring this out, as I think that the camera HAS been moved between the photographs but the images have not been properly displayed to facilitate stereo viewing. Let me do an adjustment on a couple of them:


A mushroom:

Some polyps, etc.:

How's that? Mike, I hope you don't mind me using one of your images to demonstrate the overlap idea.

Take care!

[vertex]

winters, no problem at all, after all, you've got the degree in this department!

Anyway, ya there is another way to create stereo images as well where the left image stays on the left and the right stays on the right, and then you don't have to cross your eyes and you isntead just stare through the monitor as if you're looking at a distant object and if the images are the exact width of your eye separation, the stereo image pops out at you.

However, with different monitor resolutions and the limitation of smaller pictures, I don't like that method and it is just as hard if you ask me.

I find if you learn to use a small image set (like that posted last) is easier since you don't have to cross your eyes as much to get them aligned, then it makes your focus point more natural. From there, you can go to bigger images or further away and still focus.

Once you get it, its easy, I can focus on these images and even two monitors completely side by side with the cross eyed method in just a second or two if I stand back enough. I often slowly move forward once I am focused (really slowly) and your eyes will adjust automatically.

Good luck... !!

[Murminator]

yay I finally seen it I thought this was a joke but I seen winters edited images it does work........now I'm going to take a Tylenol I got a headache

[Matt]

Thanks! Those smaller images were easy! Very cool effect.

Matthew

[Ruth]

Well I've crossed my eyes, moved back, moved forward, have a scale 7 headache and still can't see the damn things in stereo! I'm going to bed now before I throw up.