Vacation

I took a pair of images of a ‘beaver tail’ cactus in bloom during our recent visit to Joshua Tree National Park. The bright pink flowers on this type of cactus are frequently seen in the park during late spring. You can click on the image for the full-sized anaglyph image.

When I image scenes that contain bright reddish or bright bluish colors, the image, when viewed through the 3D glasses will look different to each of the eyes. This gives an unnatural feeling when you look at the image. Compare the image above to this grayscale 3D image here. The problem with that, is the bright pink flowers appear as a dull shade of gray.

And, as usual, if you do not have your free pair of 3D glasses, you can see the 2D image here. For more 3D images click here or here.

Our recent trip to Arizona included a stop at the Phoenix Convention Center. We were attending the annual National Rifle Association convention and gun show. On our way into the exhibit hall, we passed several zany insect sculptures in the plaza just outside.

I paused by the scorpion and took the image pair to create this anaglyph.

According to the Convention Center website:

“Social Invertebrates,” Tom Otterness – Three large, whimsical bronze sculptures of desert creatures, enlarged to human scale. The creatures include a millipede with a hat and shoes; a walking stick in high heels, and a scorpion holding two small men in top hats tugging at a bag of money. Accompanying sculptural elements of people, scaled down to Lilliputian dimensions, interact with the creatures. The sculptures are set in a unique water-harvesting garden at the public plaza located near the southeast entrance of the North Building.

To view the full-sized 3D image click on the image above. If you don’t have your free 3D glasses you can view the 2D version here

Last year during our Winter Cruise, I took a 3D picture of the RV parked in one of the campgrounds where we spent the night. I took another set of images and composed this image in the campground in Phoenix where we spent three nights last week.

I got up early one morning to walk Bear, and paused to take the pictures while the sun was still low in the sky. The temperature was (only) 85°, on the way up to 100° or so. Inside the RV, however, it was a comfortable temperature since there is an air conditioner on top that keeps the inside cool when we’re plugged in to the campground electrical hookup, unlike last winter when we ran the propane furnace in the RV to keep warm.

As usual, you can click the image to see it full-sized in the viewer, and for those who do not have the requisite 3D glasses, you can see the 2D version here.