ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL IN 3-D
Yeah. The Telephone Guy ! I'm sure all of us here have used his little device once or twice in our lives ???
He was from SCOTLAND, but was in frail condition until MOVING TO CANADA, whose healthy climate and good people apparently revived him and his creativity. This included learning the un-written Canadian Mohawk language, and translating it into visible speech --- for which he was awarded the title of Honorary Mohawk Chief, and participated in a ceremony where he donned a Mohawk headdress and danced the traditional dances !
And if you are one of those "Weekend Treasure Hunters", you can thank Bell for something else besides the Telephone --- he is also the inventor and builder of the world's first METAL DETECTOR.
This guy was into a lot of stuff, and led an interesting and productive life....including getting his SON-IN-LAW to use as many photos as possible for some obscure little magazine, in the hopes that it would appeal to more people and be more visually instructive.
"....... Bell's son-in-law Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor was named the first full-time editor of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE and served the organization for fifty-five years, and members of the Grosvenor family have played important roles in the organization since. Bell and his son-in-law, Grosvenor, devised the successful marketing notion of Society membership and the FIRST MAJOR USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS to tell stories in magazines......"
All of this and lots more at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell
But an original 3-D photo of the man himself ? Only here on flickr ! And what a nice old picture it is as he relaxes at his window desk reading a book. When viewed in stereo, it seem like you can reach right into the photograph and take the book out of his hands.
Here is a good place to mention that his son-in-law oversaw the inclusion and publishing of many of my favorite JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHER'S photos in several issues of National Geographic, making T. ENAMI a sold alumni of those whose images graced the pages of this world famous journal. See: www.t-enami.org/
Also see : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2311925788/in/set-7215...
Enjoy !
[Stereoview post from an original unpublished ca.1910-20 silver print, on a Keystone View Company proof mount. Photographer unknown]
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Rea Family (47 months ago | reply)
This one came out rather nicely as an anaglyph.
I posted it here: farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2654103573_5d6b5 f9d1f.jpg?v=0
Okinawa Soba (47 months ago | reply)
Hi Rea --- I'm a "Free View" and "Stereoscope" purist, but realize the good place of anaglyphs, especially when these images pop up on flickr. Be prepared for other anaglyph makers who see your work to make comments about ghosting, and how you can better do it this way or that, and with what color balance and etc. All of which is far out of my league! In any case, when I looked at your anaglyph, and it popped off the screen, it was good enough to put a smile on my face !
Rea Family (47 months ago | reply)
I am still learning. I hope I get a little better.
Rea Family (47 months ago | reply)
I tried with your original, with not very good results. I altered the colors, ran sharpness, etc... and got some much better results..
DCI Photography (47 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image of a prolific inventor.
Maybe my Scottish roots and my Canadian adopted land will eventually get my creative genes firing the correct synapses.
Okinawa Soba (47 months ago | reply)
Rea -- Looks nearly perfect to me. Nice job ! If you run into any trouble. your contact Ian5281 could give you some good pointers.
DCI -- Probably just the clean Canadian air is enough to throw the switch. Of course, something must already be "firing" correctly, or you wouldn't be the fine photographer you are !
yellow house alice added this photo to their favorites. (47 months ago)
DCI Photography (47 months ago | reply)
OS, thanks for the compliment.
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Thiophene_Guy (36 months ago | reply)
It is remarkable how interesting the "unpublished" discards of yesteryear remain. I've made an animated gif version here for appreciating the stereo effect without eyestrain.
Okinawa Soba (36 months ago | reply)
Very nice, as always. So may of these animations make the exposure and print variances between the two halves quite pronounced.
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