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The Rock Project – in 3D

rock-project.pngAfter the monsoons caused some modest erosion in our RV drive hill last week, I started placing rocks in some of the little rivulets on the slope over the RV drive. Today’s project was to stack rocks in the two major erosion areas under the low spot on the hill.

Image – The Rock Project in 3D. Click to enlarge.

I must have hauled a half-ton of small boulders and rocks from our “quarry” on the west side of the property. Many trips were required to get enough rocks to stack up the depressions in the hillside. I nearly finished the stack on the left center of the image and got about halfway through stacking the right depression. I didn’t run out of time (I’m retired 😉 ) but I did run out of motivation (energy?) at this point. More rocks to come later this week. Or next. Or whenever.

If you don’t have a pair of red-blue or red-cyan 3D glasses laying around then you can see the 2D image here.

July 30, 2012 by Arizona Bob's 3D Stuff Climate Retirement

Desert Wash in 3D

wash3d.pngI took a pair of photos of the wash that runs in back of and to the west of our house. I combined the pair into this 3D image of the wash and where it crosses the RV drive. I was standing by the back gate of the courtyard when I took the photos.

Image: Our Desert Wash in 3D. Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge.

If you happen to have a pair of 3D glasses, you can see the slope of the wash and drive with respect to the courtyard. When the landscaping crew placed the rocks, they made certain that water flowing down the wash would divert to the road and not into the courtyard.

Of course, you will need 3D glasses to view the red/cyan anaglyph. If you don’t have a pair of 3D glasses, you can view the 2D image here.

July 6, 2012 by Arizona Bob's 3D Stuff Photography

Vulture Mine Historical Marker in 3D

This is an accidental 3D image that Verna took of the Vulture Mine Historical Marker near US 60 and Vulture Mine Road in Wickenburg, AZ. I say “accidental” because she snapped two images of the same scene as the truck rolled slowly down the road. I took her pair of images and combined them into a red cyan anaglyphic image that can be viewed with a pair of 3D glasses. Click on the image to enlarge.

The Vulture Mine Historical Marker is located about 12 miles north of the actual Vulture Mine itself. The remnants of Vulture City which sprang up in the mine’s heyday are scattered around the mine shaft. There is a souvenir shop in one of the old buildings where you can get your map of the self-guided tour of the area.

Just in case you don’t have your pair of 3D glasses handy, you can see the 2D image here.

April 2, 2012 by Bob's 3D Stuff Culture

Canyonlands National Park – 3D

canyonlands-north.pngI was browsing through some of the old vacation photos today, when I discovered an image pair that I took at Canyonlands National Park North back in July of 2008. I never got around to converting the image pair to a 3D anaglyph until today.

Image: A Canyonlands Chasm in 3D – Click on the image to enlarge.

That day, we visited Arches National Park and both the North and South Canyonlands parks in Utah. Verna collected a vial of the red dirt from a roadside outside of the parks. We later used the vial of dirt to specify the exterior color of our Arizona Home,

You will need a pair of red/cyan or red/blue 3D glasses to view the image above. If you don’t have a pair of 3D glasses, you can see the 2D version here.

February 29, 2012 by Bob's 3D Stuff Photography Vacation

Roadside Riparian Area in 3D

riparian.pngI haven’t posted one of my nerdy 3D pictures for a while, so here’s one I took today on our shopping trip to the Valley Metroplex.

There is a roadside rest stop a few miles southeast of Wickenburg that is situated along the banks of the Hassayampa River. The area is habitat for riparian wildlife unique to this part of Arizona.

The tree trunk in the foreground is a mesquite, with a variety of other vegetation in the background. We did not see any of the birds or woodland critters today, but this is still a pleasant spot to pull off of US 60 for a rest.

Click on the thumbnail image above to see the full-sized 3D anaglyph. In case you don’t have a pair of red/cyan 3D glasses available, you can see the 2D image here.

November 29, 2011 by Arizona Bob's 3D Stuff Critters Retirement

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