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Watermellon Slim

wetermellon slim Just watch him play Smokestack Lightning.

Made By Hand

Made By Hand
I can’t wait to get Mark Frauenfelder’s new book, Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World
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Modest Mouse Uke Lesson

modest mouse How to play Modest Mouse’s Float On on ukulele.

Mad Mad Dance

mad mad worldMad Mad World Beach Bum Dance. Thanks, Pat!

2009 La Carrera Panamericana pics

carrera 2009COOP is sending back lots of great photos of this year’s La Carrera Panamericana.

Microcar Museum

microcar museum I hope you enjoy seeing all these microcars as much as I did.

Sketchpad Demo

sketchpadA demo of a Stylus controlled GUI CAD program in 1963!

Mr. Ed / Say Say

bill barminski
Brilliant song and animation by Bill Barminski.

High Altidude Water Rocketry

water rockets Do watch this video of some amazing water rockets in action. Catchy soundtrack to boot.

Cars I Have Seen

cars
My friend Pat has a deep interest in automobiles. He has a new car-spotting concern called cars I have seen.

Baloney Detection Kit

skeptic
How to ask quality skeptical questions. Show this to your kids. Via BB.

Surveillance Means Security!

Remixed War Propaganda book.

1972 SSP Lineup

ssp racer Pull that T-stick baby!

Tickler Pineapple Uke Unveiled

ukuleleAmy Crehore has been letting the paint dry on Tickler No.2 for about the last 2 years. It’s now available for viewing, and its a STUNNER!

Seiji Plays Satisfaction

self satisfaction video
A Rolling Stones fan does a nice one-man Satisfaction Cover





Hyperstereo Seattle

Here are 3 hyperstereo views of Seattle, taken from the observation deck of Smith Tower. These stereo pairs are set up for cross-eyed viewing.

Hyperstereo

Hyperstereograms are image pairs that are made using a larger than human interocular spacing. Huh? You know, the cameras are further apart than your eyes. The effect on a landscape is one of you being a giant.

Cross-Eyed Viewing Method

Some people can’t seem to do it, but practice a bit before you give up. Once you figure it out, the view is pretty stunning. To view the 3D image, cross you eyes until the 2 images converge into a “third” image which will appear in the center. Try to ignore the images in the periphery and concentrate on the center image. Relax your eyes and bring the middle (3D) image into focus. Practice on the small ones before trying the large versions. Keep your head level. If you still have trouble, try moving further away from the monitor.

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Looking West

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Looking Southeast

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Looking North

9 Responses to “Hyperstereo Seattle”


  1. Matthew Says:

    These are great. Are you planning to post a how-to?

  2. Adam Says:

    Pretty neat!
    I found it hard to focus the image with the words amazon.com floating in the background because of the location of the cars are different between the two perspectives.
    But none the less it was pretty cool.

  3. squidtone Says:

    Nice images! The hyper stereo definitely gives the depth some “kick”. Otherwise the far away stuff would be pretty flat.

    I have been doing stereo images with 35mm slides since 2000, but I’ve never tried hyper stereo until a few weeks ago. I didn’t know what distance to separate the cameras so I just guessed. What distance were these done with? Hopefully my guesses will yield nice images like yours.

    Great website! I love the layout.

  4. Mcewan Says:

    The images are wonderful! Because I do not have the optic nerve that is required for depth perception, the only time I see the world in 3-D is with methods like this. I am loving these images. I hope you will post more.

  5. Steve Says:

    Thanks!

    Squidtone – These pairs were made at about a 40 ft. separation. Taken from the 35th floor of a building.

    steve

  6. Willi Says:

    These are pretty cool. I finally got them to work for me ;)

  7. Kate Says:

    These are awesome! I had to work and work to get my eyes to cross right, but finally managed it. Thank you!

  8. betterthanhuman Says:

    These are sweet! I think I’ll try to make my own.

  9. sambeau Says:

    I think the last one (looking north) might be the wrong way round.
    Or maybe I was crossing my eyes the wrong way!
    %-D

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