3-D macro shots

[Lord V]

If you can get to three images you halfway there. It's almost a case of relaxing and letting your brain take over - it actually likes getting full 3-D. There is a difference between these and those magic eye things that were the rage a few years ago. They were in fact parallel stereograms with the pictures the correct way round and you stared through them. If you do manage to do one then it's normally fairly easy after that to do them again.

In case you are wondering why bother. The full 3-D images actually have more detail (the brain combines the detail) and are much more evocative of the original scene.

Brian V.

[Jon]

Originally Posted by Lord V

If you can get to three images you halfway there. It's almost a case of relaxing and letting your brain take over - it actually likes getting full 3-D. There is a difference between these and those magic eye things that were the rage a few years ago. They were in fact parallel stereograms with the pictures the correct way round and you stared through them. If you do manage to do one then it's normally fairly easy after that to do them again.

In case you are wondering why bother. The full 3-D images actually have more detail (the brain combines the detail) and are much more evocative of the original scene.

Brian V.

I haven't given up, I am nearly there, the one in the middle is partially visible!
Jon

[Jon]

CRACKED IT! I managed first with the second set of images. The spider's front legs really do appear in a third dimension.
Jon

[Jon]

This is addictive! I have been looking at your link Brian - some amazing stuff. The 3D orchid really is something else, the image continues to develop and gets increasingly more three dimensional.
Jon

[goosey]

By Jove I've got it! I tried the orchid one like Jon and got it almost straight away. It is really clever and so impressive.Brilliant work Lord V.
Now I have my eyes in gear I shall look at some more - I think Monkster will definitely recognise me as a WAB member

[Lord V]

Originally Posted by Jon

This is addictive! I have been looking at your link Brian - some amazing stuff. The 3D orchid really is something else, the image continues to develop and gets increasingly more three dimensional.
Jon

Glad you made it Jon - they are rather addictive once you get the trick to viewing them. I look at them so frequently my eyes/brain automatically see the 3-D without me thinking about it
Brian V.

[Bambi]

Now this brings back memories... A couples of years ago I had to do a project on these type of pictures in maths and it drove me crazy! I spent hours and hours staring and finally I was able to do them. I bet I would've learnt to do it a lot faster if we had been practising with these lovely pictures instead of geometrical shapes! Mind you, I am still amazed about how it works.

~*~Bambi~*~

[hachidori]

I think my eyes are stuck.