George - I know you can't post 3-D pix but I'd like to see 2-D versions of
your winning work?
cheers
jez
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:14 AM, DrT (George Themelis)<drt-3d@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >> I've been very busy! Since 6pm last night, I have been mounting stereo
> >> slides.
> >
> > I managed to finish mounting, and projected the best slides... As always,
> I
> > had about 10 slides and I could not decide which 3 to enter to the club
> > competition. So I called my 17 year old son to help me. He was "ohhh,
> > ahhhh" in every slide. "Which 3 do you like the best?" I asked. "I like
> all
> > of them!" was his response. Not much help in other words....
> >
> > So, I picked 3 favorites and went to the meeting. All three slides were
> > from the Orlando vacation.
> >
> > Slide #1, a beautifully composed picture from EPCOT, the "Spaceship
> Earth",
> > this large golf ball, composed with flowers in the front, photographed
> with
> > my Konica Hexar 3d camera. It looked great, filling the screen... but...
> it
> > got nothing!!! That was a shock!
> >
> > Slide #2, from Disneyland downtown, an air balloon with Mary Poppins. I
> > photographed it late afternoon, with 20mm lenses in my stereo camera.
> > Looked very nice. Got 1st place award.
> >
> > Slide #3, from Universal Studios, a picture of a shark hanging upside
> down
> > with mouth open. I took two pictures, one of my wife with her head inside
> > the shark's mouth, but I was a bit far away, and one just of the shark
> where
> > I came closer. I mounted the slide with the shark's mouth coming through
> the
> > screen (remember, this is 3d). Very strong stereo effect and impact.
> Got
> > 2nd place.
> >
> > So, one 1st and one 2nd to start. Not bad....
> >
> > Our club gives awards to 20-40% of the entries so there was another 1st
> > place and more 2nd places. One lady got one 1st and two 2nds, so she is
> in
> > first place now. (I have to keep an eye on her :))
> >
> > At the end of the meeting the entire group votes for their most favorite
> > slide and the winner gets the "people's choice award" which gives an
> extra
> > point. This went to my slide #2!
> >
> > Overall, a good way to start the season!
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