# Holy crap, it worked. (Stereo photo) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236 "2004-10-20T16:33:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PigBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PigBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236/21 "2004-10-21T21:11:10Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > As you cross the I-75 bridge across the Ohio River, if you look up at the very top of the hill on the Kentucky side, there are (or perhaps were, now) two little 1950’s vintage houses with a flagpole between them. My great uncle lived in one of them for nearly 50 years. He, his wife, and his in-laws next door had THE BEST view of the Cincy skyline that exists, no exaggeration. We have a number of photos, but no 3D ones, unfortunately. I was at Devou Park, atop what I am guessing from your description is the same hill. The view is [this](http://www.pbase.com/image/35224789/original.jpg). (I failed at the 3D picture, but got a nice panoramic picture!) Returning to the subject of stereo photos: Regarding distance between the left and right pictures, I think I saw somewhere that as a general rule the distance between the left and right perspectives should be about 1/30 of the distance between you and the nearest object in the scene. I am certain that the problem with my 3D Cincinnati attempt is that I did not have enough distance between the left and right pictures. I probably moved ten feet between the two, but that was not enough; two bridges crossing the river definitely stand out, but the city skyline looks pretty flat. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236/22 "2004-10-21T21:29:59Z")
Terminator at Epcot? You’ve got good vision, because it’s over at Universal Studios. One of the reasons Terminator looks so good in 3-D is because they use live actors who just happen to be 3-D. Plus their 3-D effects (I know what you mean) are really good. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236/23 "2004-10-21T21:50:33Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > Terminator at Epcot? You’ve got good vision, because it’s over at Universal Studios. OK, sorry. I’ve only been there once. I knew it was one of them. I should have remembered, because we found just about everything else at Universal to be lame. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236/24 "2004-10-21T22:06:23Z")
Damn, now I have a headache. I was never any good at that magic eye stuff either. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236/25 "2004-10-21T22:55:24Z")
A short way to achieve it without the headache, although it only works with some pictures (the Lisa Simpson one from the OP is a good one): Take a CD case, or similar flat object Hold it against your nose, pointing straight out You should see two ‘versions’ of the case. Point your head&case close to the stereographic image, and the section between your two images of the case should become 3D. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236/26 "2004-10-21T22:58:03Z")
Actually, it’s the section _outside_ the two images that you need to look at. And in any case, I’ve realised my slight 19/20-ish vision is what makes this not work with most images. So unless you’re perfectly optically balanced, don’t bother with my idea. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236/27 "2004-10-21T23:01:10Z")
Thanks anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236/28 "2004-10-21T23:11:21Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > I was never any good at that magic eye stuff either. It’s a sailboat. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236/29 "2004-10-22T00:13:39Z")
I’m having difficulty seeing it, and I am able to see the Magic Eye stuff o.k. The best I get is a small rectangle in the center, bordered by the black border line between the photos, so that it’s photo-small center area-photo. I can’t really tell if I’m getting the stereo effect in the middle section or not. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236/30 "2004-10-22T00:22:29Z")
O.K., I think I’m getting it. You look at it off-focus until there is that small middle section, but then you look at the two photos, which have a new shimmery look, right? Definitely more vibrant than either photo as a stand-alone… I think I got it! And now I feel really fatigued, and maybe a bit woozy. Gad, I’m such a wimp! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-it-worked-stereo-photo/270236.md?page=1)