3D Crossview
This is a 3D Crossview picture. No special lens or viewing equipment required. To view it in 3D look at the pair of photos and slightly cross your eyes, a third image should appear in the middle and will be in 3D. If it doesn’t work, relax, you could be trying too hard. Some people cant see them. This one is a blatant, over the top, rules broken, in your face, hdr version, that you will definitely either see, or not, no maybes. If you feel like commenting, I would be interested, as I am the only one in my family of five who can see them. ps...works best when viewed in new window, just about the right size.
11:10 pm
Oh yeah, I can see it! Now my eyes hurt though … hehe. Nice one!
7:25 am
No, I could not do it. I shall download and print ot out, then try again. Looks an interesting experiment.
4:08 pm
I love 3D pictures, and I had one of those Magic Eye books when I was younger. I recently came across this 3D crossview photography on Flickr (was it you Andrew who posted a thread about it on here?). It resparked my interest, and I have even just taught my husband how to see the Magic Eye pictures (he can’t do this type of image yet though).
I managed to see the 3D image above after a little while. These kind are a bit trickier than the magic eye type, as you have to cross your eyes even further – but impressive when you get there! The only thing was, to me, in 3D the grass in the foreground actually looks like it is cutting into the stone work behind. An odd effect on the eyes, but maybe it’s just my eyes not doing it properly!
11:54 am
Hello Clare, I’m glad that you found the 3D picture interesting. Yes I have mentioned 3D crossview in a couple of forum threads and posted an early picture in 2009 but had no reaction, so I deleted it.
If you want to see some really excellent examples I wont direct you to my offerings on flickr but recommend looking at those that -ytf- posts in the 3D Crossview Stereo Photos (Pro-active) group. He’s posted over 1000 and seems to spend every day wandering around New York taking them. they’re superb.
Regards, Andrew.
12:50 pm
A perfect 3D photo in the middle! Amazing! Is one edited differently than the other, or are they both identically enhanced? Is this possible with any photo side by side? Just depending upon the eyes? (Might be hard on the eyes eventually.)
7:57 pm
Hello Janice, I’m pleased that you liked my 3D picture and that you could actually see it !
No-one else in my family can see them.
You can make them yourself very easily with any camera…..
Take the first picture vertically, with the right eye, and then without moving your head, take the second picture vertically, with your left eye, having the same point of focus in the centre of each picture.
You can take them in horizontally but they don’t line up side by side so well and can take a bit more effort to see.
Once you have your pairs of pictures ( you will find loads of 3D possibilities once you start looking) they need to be lined up and cropped to make the cross view pair.
This can be done in any photo editing software manually, but the easiest way (and it’s free) is to use a programme called StereoPhotoMaker.
I have some on flickr but I recommend that instead of looking at mine you go to the “3D Crossview Stereo Photos (Pro-active)” group and look at the work of ytf, he’s the real master and seems to roam New York every day taking amazing 3D pictures.
Have fun, and if you have trouble with the software I can probably give you a very quick run through of how to use it.
Regards, Andrew.