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Water Feature 3D

water-feature.pngI’m surprised at how good this 3D image turned out. Since I take the image pairs seconds apart in time, the motion of the waterfall and the fish in the pond would spoil the stereo effect. But I got lucky and it all seemed to work out. Visit my 3D Stuff page for more information about stereoscopic pictures.

This is the new water feature at the South Coast Botanic Garden – a pond, stocked with Koi, a rippling stream and little waterfall. Click on the image for the big anaglyph.

Just in case you don’t have your 3D glasses yet, you can see the 2D version here.

March 9, 2009 by Bob's 3D Stuff

Verna’s Coup d’ Grâce

We have a lot of fun when we go to the shooting range. Today, Verna was shooting at a silhouette target with her 20 gauge Remington 870. She gets such a kick out of demolishing the last hanging vestige of the target.

March 8, 2009 by Firearms Leisure

Looking Into Grand Canyon – 3D

canyon-floor.pngThe purpose of this 3D photograph is to attempt to impart to the viewer, a feeling of looking downward into the canyon from the rim. You can see the downhill layers of rock progressively appearing deeper and deeper, with the canyon floor far in the background depths below.

Click on the image to the right to view the full-sized anaglyph.

I shot the stereo pair used to create this image during our summer 2008 trip to the Grand Canyon. I shot quite a few stereo pairs during that trip, and just now getting around to producing these 3D images.

As always, if you don’t happen to have a pair of 3D glasses, you can view the 2D version here, but this version doesn’t even begin to impart the depth found in the 3D version.

March 6, 2009 by Bob's 3D Stuff Leisure Vacation

Death Valley – Old Dinah in 3D

Old DinahOur winter cruise included a stop at Death Valley. I took a photo pair of the Old Dinah steam tractor at Furnace Creek and merged them into this 3D image. You will need a pair of 3D glasses to properly view this photo.

Click on the image for the full-sized anaglyph.

About Old Dinah

Although mining for gold and silver wasn’t too successful in Death Valley, mining for borax was. Originally, the borax was pulled out of Death Valley to rail heads more than 70 miles away, by teams of 20 mules. Old Dinah, introduced in 1894, replaced the mules. The tractor was used for a time, but eventually abandoned when the railroad came to the valley.

If you don’t have a pair of 3D glasses yet, you can see the 2D version here.

March 2, 2009 by Bob's 3D Stuff

Ahh, The Joys of Home Ownership . . .

water-heater.jpgAfter a lukewarm shower Friday morning, I investigated the possible cause. It turned out that the water heater pilot light had gone out. After several unsuccessful attempts at relighting it, I gave up and headed off to work.

Later on Friday, I finished my chores at work and headed home early to address the problem. After a couple of calls, I found out that there was a service bulletin to fix a common failure for our water heater. A ‘kit’ to fix a well-known failure was available from the local Lowe’s free of charge. I headed off to get the ‘kit’ and brought it home to install.

I struggled with the installation and finally got the water heater back to doing its business as usual. Of course, there had to be the requisite ‘blue smoke’ and red blood imparted to validate the installation.

The good news and bottom line: no cost to me dollar-wise and the water is hot again.

February 28, 2009 by California Family

Kingman Express

kingman-express.pngIsn’t this a magnificent locomotive? This beauty is located in Kingman, AZ, on Route 66. Verna and I stopped there in December while we were on our winter RV cruise. I stood about twenty feet away from the locomotive and snapped a pair of images to merge into this nice 3D picture. Click on the image to see the full-sized 3D picture.

The travel attractions website What-Where dot Info has this description of Kingman’s Locomotive Park.

Across the road from the old Powerhouse, famed steam locomotive #3759 awaits your inspection. Designed as a coal burning engine, it was converted to burn oil in 1941. It was the last of the big steam engines to traverse the Santa Fe line to Kingman. It was finally taken out of service and presented to the city in 1957. Old #3759 was joined by a brightly decorated caboose in 1987.

You will need a pair of 3D glasses to view the stereo image. If you don’t have your pair yet, you can see the large 2D image here.

February 27, 2009 by Bob's 3D Stuff Vacation

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