September/October 7 992 Volume 7 9, Number 4 National 'kcA Final Selections in the "Animals" Assignment .I* 'L " - he stereographs seen here were ' *" d I Tselected for vublication from among those which arrived just ahead of the deadline for the "Ani- mals" assignment. Current Assignment: "Close-up" By this we mean any stereograph taken at a proximity requiring a lens separation of less than the standard 2.5 inches. This could include anything from a table-top "Shut the Door!" is by Joseph Smith of Boynton Beach, FL who mentions that the frogs hepos- view made using a shift bar and a es are released a@ beingphotographed, and that the tricky part is timing the sequential shots separation of 2 inches to a peek to correspond with the breathing movements of the frog's throat. Pentax SLR with lOOmm into a tiny flower using a 2mm macro on a rail (1/8 inch ships), dimsed flash at f/16 on Fujichrome RD100, August, 1992. shift. Nimslos with supplementary lenses or Macro Realist cameras are views will be chosen on the basis of The Rules: of course good here for images of both technical quality and the As space allows (and depending on live subjects. Microscopic stereos extent to which the nature of the the response) judges will select for pub- qualify also, whether made with subject is uniquely revealed lication in each issue at least two of the optical stereo miCroscopes, electron through close-up 3-D imaging. best views submitted by press time. microscopes, or the latest scan- Deadline for "Close-up" is March Rather than tag images as first, second ning-tunneling Systems. Winning 15, 1993. or third place winners, the idea will be to present as many good stereographs as possible from among those submit- "Budweiser Clydesdale With Handler Barb ChafFn in Yosemite Valley at Base of El Capi- (Continued on page 17) tan" by Daniel Broten of Elk Grove, ZL. 0 Daniel Broten 1992. I ted. ScptemkrlOctokr 1992 STEREO WRW Volume 19, Number 4 September/October 1992 Copyright 01992 by the National Campaign '92 Winners Stereographed ............... 5 The Many Dimensions of Santa Claus ................ 6 by John Richter 9oard cof Dire 1 3-D Hollywood .................................................... 15 A Review biaul Wing ~dyCriscor ,I Paula R. I Fort Wayne Report: NSA '92 ............................... 18 David Hu by John Dennis n._L__ I vleter I Susan I New V-M Albums Show the Way ...................... 29 T.K. Tre, A Review by John Dennis NSA Officers A is for Andrew .................................................... 30 Cordon D. Hoffman, Presil by Paul Enchelmayer JohnWaldsmith, Vice President, Activities ohn Weile~r, Secretay 3-D Cloud Book User Friendly ........................... 33 I Hess, Recc >dingSecre A Review by John Dennis rvid Wheelier, Jreasun Stereo World Staff john Dennis, Editor Mark Willke, Art Director Bob WalIdsmith, SL Editor's View comments and Observations, by John Dennis .................................. 2 - Letfen Reader's Comments and Questions .......................................................4 IUII~I3~ereu~cu The Society News from the Stereoscopic Society of America, by Norman B. Patterson 16 Association ........ hips, renewals, address NewViews Current Information on Stereo Today, by David Starkman &)ohn Dennis 24 ~ssrfiedods, d~sployads .......... P.O. 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All memberships -- - - are based on the publ~shingyear of Stereo World, which begins in March and ends with the JanuaryIFebruary Issue of the next year. All new memberships rece~vedwill commence with the MarchIApril Issue of the current calendar year. When Stereoscopic Society of America applying for membership, please advlse us if you do not desire the back issues of the current volume. E. Jack Swarthout, Membership Secretary Member, Internotional Stereoscopic Union - -- 3-D Holl~~~ood- The Case for A Recall early everyone who writes enthusiasts since the 1950s, with from a major publisher simply has N about the popular potential of occasional rare samples of it to be regarded as unacceptable. 3-D photography, film or video. appearing in various publications Despite many pages and thou- makes the point that poorly pre- over the years. The news that a sands of words of suggestions and sented images can do as much or major publisher was prepared to advice from NSA people and others more to discourage interest among devote an entire book to the color interested in the project, proofs of the general public than no images reproduction of at least one seg- only six stereographs to be used in at all. Of course when the offend- ment of the famous collection the book were ever supplied by ing publication or film is aimed at seemed almost too good to be true. Simon & Schuster. A sample color a limited audience or geographical Three NSA members were issue of Stereo World and tips on area, the effect is fleeting and the involved in different aspects of the our methods of maintaining con- damage minor. complex preparation of the book, trol over lefttright image align- It's a different-story when 10% including determination of the ment must not have made their of the stereographs in an expen- optimum format for reproduction way to the final stages of photo sive, nationally distributed book of the images, consulting with the positioning in the page negatives. from a major publisher are publisher on technical questions Clearly, nobody familiar with unviewable. It's worse yet when of point separation and "stereo stereography was shown the final the subject is the one acknowl- window" effects, and careful pho- proofs prior to the book's printing edged species of American royalty tographic duplication of the origi- despite very specific advice (and - Hollywood stars - and the stereo- nal stereo slides for color separa- offers of help) to the publisher grapher is among the top names in tion scanning. All three (none concerning this stage of stereo the history of film comedy. What directly involved with Stereo World) image reproduction. could have been a milestone in the were hopeful that this project Fortunately, most of the interest- presentation of high quality side- would pave the way for future ing stereo gems in the book (and by-side stereo pairs to a wide and books employing a similar stereo there are many) are presented cor- involved audience is marred by format from Simon & Schuster as rectly with good attention to verti- seven reversed stereographs which well as other major publishers. cal alignment, rotation, window, could frustrate buyers in their first Those hopes were dimmed etc. The large (35h" wide) images (and quite possibly last) attempt at somewhat when copies of the fin- are easily fused using the Added viewing this format. ished book were delivered in Octo- Dimension Company plastic 3-0 Hollywood - Photographs by ber. Seven of the 67 stereographs lorgnette viewer which was Harold Lloyd was described and in 3-0 Hollywood are PSEUDOSCOP- designed for just such a format. eagerly anticipated in a variety of IC (reversed left for right) and will While not compatible with other publications, including Stereo appear only as confusing, inside- I viewers or easily free viewed, the World, following the announce- out enigmas through the supplied relatively large pictures answer the ment late last year of its coming viewer. (The views are on pages 22, objections of many potential pub- release from Simon & Schuster in 34, 38, 81, 83, 89, and 93.) While lishers concerning the small size of New York. The stereo work of an occasional foul-up is perfectly most side-by-side stereo pairs. If Harold Lloyd has been near leg- understandable, a 10% rate of that's what it takes to get more endary among 3-D photography unviewable pairs in a $35 book good stereography published, stereo enthusiasts can certainly adapt. But what we shouldn't toler- ate is the almost casual sabotage (in effect) of so many stereos being offered to such a huge potential audience by 3-0 Hollywood. Not only can unviewable pic- tures discourage popular interest in 3-D imaging, but marketed in their present state these pseudo- graphic publication), point widest possible coverage of both out or demonstrate to the ditor .