Erie Canal in Early Stereoviews
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ST. - -. .. THE MAGAZINE OF 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING, PAST & PRESENT januaryFebruary Volume 22, Numb Publiid blllONAL TEREOSCOPIC 6SOCIATION, INC. First "Weather" Entries ntries have started arriving in our Weather assignment, but it Ecould hardly be called a bliz- zard. We know there are plenty of interesting weather related stereos out there, just waiting to be shared with Stereo World readers. Remem- ber, entries don't have to docu- ment storms that resulted in the declaration of a disaster area. Localized and benign conditions can result in some exceptional views of scenes that are accessible and often unnoticed by others. Just in time to offera little encour- agernent, S&D Enterprises of Zion, ZL, "Traffic lam in Cambridge" by Louis B. King of Somerville, MA. When trolley bus power has announced that they will send lines were damaged during a lanuary 12, 1996 snowstorm in Cambridge, Ma, Traffic was one box of their No. 3300 EMDE rerouted to this side street. The resulting snowy traffic jam was captured with a Kodak stereo slide binders to each stereogra- .................................................................................................................................................................stereo camera on Fujichrome Sensia. pher whose work appears on the Assignment 34) page, starting with damage, or things like close-ups of weather have had a visible, short the current Assignment. rain or dew covered leaves, ice term effect (this means other than encrusted flower buds, mud pud- formations created by centuries of Current Assignment: dles, flooded fields, dry cracked normal erosion) are what we have "Weather" earth, etc. Any image of "weather" in mind. On other words, "weath- This category is really wide itself in action (hypers of lightning er" here refers to conditions at open. It could involve obvious or a tornado would be ideal!) or least slightly beyond a calm sunny views like snow scenes or wind images in which the effects of or overcast day. Anything from a ................................................................................................................................................................. rain shower to a hurricane or a "Chesterfield Flood" by Derek Lwth of St. Louis, MO, was taken nine months aiter the light frost to a blizzard would qual- Mississippi flood of 1993 in Chesterfield Valley. This house was completely submerged and ify. Deadline for entries in the clwnu~was far hmcom~lete. Realist 3.5, Ektachnnne EPf? "Weather" assignment is July 7, The Rules: As space allows (and depending on the response) judges will select for publication in each issue at least two of the best views submitted by press time. Rather than tag images as first, second or third place win- ners, the idea will be to present as many good stereographs as possible from among those submitted. Anyone and any image in any print or slide format is eligible. (Keep in mind that images will be reproduced in black and white.) Include all relevant caption material and technical data as well as your name and address. Each entrant may submit up to 6 images per assignment. Any stereographer, amateur or profession- al, is eligible. Stereos which have won (Conffnued on page 21) Volume 22, Number 6 january/February 1996 THE MAGAZINE OF 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING, PAST 6 PRESENT The Erie Canal in Early Stereoviews ........................... 4 by Dan Aquilino Resolve to Reach Rochester ....................................... 11 HinesLab 3DTV Breaks Through LCD Window ........ 12 by Don Manen A Close Look Into Gettysburg's Photo History ........ 20 Review by John Dennis Stereoscript .................................................................. 24 Terminator 2 3-D ........................................................ 25 Editor's View Comments and Observations, by John Mis ................................. 2 1 ON THE COVER It's the END of vour WORLD unless... f you haven't done it yet, dig The impressive NSA and Stereo of Adirondack Park. Our feature on that NSA renewal notice out of World pages on the World Wide his life and work will include several the stack of mail on your desk Web are donated by NSA member of his most impressive views of a part I of New York State not far from the and send it in! As listed below, the Bob Mannle but the magazine site of the 1996 NSA Convention in features already lined up for Stereo itself is not yet "on line" even to Rochester. World's 23rd year are more than the extent of having the minimal Email, fax, or text scanning tech- rERMINATOR 2 3-D will add depth to a enough to make it a worthwhile wild array of other high-tech, com- investment, and the many fasci- nology that would keep us in clos- puterized special effects in the newest nating surprise items that will er touch with the rapidly growing attraction at Universal Studio theme inevitably arrive over the coming stereoscopic aspects of the world of park in Florida. Stereo World's detailed months will make it even more so. electronic imaging and communi- coverage will go behind the scenes cation. New members continue to for a stereo-illustrated explanation of It's YOU! express their surprise and delight the 3-D techniques involved in film- Unlike the pledge breaks on PBS at finding the NSA--often largely ing and creating this first 3-D instal- stations, Stereo World doesn't inter- by accident. It's YOU the existing lation (to be the world's largest) rupt features with appeals for members who can help us improve based entirely on an existing feature renewed memberships and added our ability to reach and impress film and using the same cast. donations of money. BUT THAT the thousands of potential new INSIDE THE GRAF ZEPPELIN details the DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T NEED IT! members who could get so much history of this subject in one of Key- Your basic support, as expressed from-and bring so much to-the stone's most famous views-"The Graf Zeppelin Flying over the Pyra- through membership fees, letters, NSA and Stereo World. articles, ideas, volunteer work, etc. mids." Our feature is illustrated keeps the NSA going. But while Coming Stereo World through a passengers' souvenir stereo Features for 1996-97 set of the 1920s revealing the con- that level of support may cover struction and interior cabin details of expenses like printing and mailing, Except for the first two, the articles list- the famous airship. needed expansion and improve- ed here are in no particular order of publi- THE STEREO DIARY OF JOHN P. ments depend on donations from cation. Thanks in part to the eforts of new Stereo World Associate Editors Dean DOREMUS presents this unique stere- members able to add a little extra ographer's story in his own words, to their renewal checks. (Don't Jacobowitz, Karen White and Tim White, our list includes more and better features recorded as he traveled the length of worry-if you've already sent in than ever before. Several additional fea- the Mississippi River in his floating your renewal, we'll still be happy tures likely to appear soon weren't listed photographic gallery stereographing to accept donations at any time!) only because their texts or illustrations the towns and people he passed. Along with our continuing aren't actually in our files yet. As in past Some of the best of his amazing efforts to provide help with histori- years, timely articles on the latest stereo views will illustrate the feature, cal research and photographic camera, video or computer technology will selected from among the nearly 400 copying expenses, donations can am've in roughly equal numbers to the fea- images that remain of the approxi- tures listed here, some of which will run mately 4,000 he took during his three allow expansion of the NSA years on the river. through efforts such as sending two or three to an issue. P. sample copies of SW with viewers THE REALIST MACRO STEREO CAMERA STEREO-OPTIKS AND JOHN MEDDERS SYSTEM examines in detailed text is the amazing story of a dedicated to media people, 3-D imaging amateur stereographer who orga- researchers and firms, magazine and illustrations the design and pro- duction of this unique camera and its nized, in 1936, an international orga- distributors, and other potentially accessories. An associated article cov- nization of stereo enthusiasts 40 interested people or institutions. ers the early handmade macro stereo years ahead of today's ISU and NSA. Some highly targeted advertising cameras, the stereography, and the Between the late '30s and the mid can even be done when funding career of the camera's inventor, 'SOs, Medders shot thousands of allows, and new NSA brochures can Clarence G. Henning. This long stereos of everything from street be produced and distributed at awaited feature will appear in the first scenes to shops, railroads, children photographica shows, camera issue of Vol. 23. and circuses-many of which will appear in our feature article. stores, etc. Following a variety of SENECA RAY STODDARD not only doc- recent expense increases, more use umented New York's Adirondack WILSON'S SCENES OF THE ORIENT- of full color printing will also region from the late 1860s to the THE ARARIA SERIES includes some of depend largely turn of the century, but through his the most dramatic accounts ever pub- on members' con- lished of a 19th century stereography tributions. photography and lectures helped pre- serve the area with the 1892 creation (Continued on page 21) Internet Intrigue adzooks! Stereo Theft on the Internet! Information High- Gway Binocular Robbery! To explain ... You may recall a X-eyed stere- ogram I created for the Fort Wayne NSA convention in 1992 [shown here]. So you can imagine my sur- prise when I did a routine search last night for "stereoscopic" in the newest Netscape and came up with somebody's use of my old design, which had been oddly reconverted to advertise a stereo design service.