Rocking in Hakata

This is a weird, random, slightly impulsive post. You see, back when I was in college, I found out that you could make a 3-dimensional image with any camera at all. You simply take 2 images of the same spot spaced apart at about the distance between your eyes. (The easy way is to just take a picture using the viewfinder on one eye, then take the same picture using the other eye, moving the camera, not your head.) If you place the image for your right eye on the left, and the image for your left on the right, and cross your eyes, you get a 3D picture. It’s true. I surfed the web and even found plans for a box you could create to help people who can’t cross their eyes view the images. The other option is to make so-called “wiggle-images” that quickly flash back and forth between the frames, letting your brain do the make-up work stitching them together. Well, I’ve decided to do a series of 3D shots around my area.

Click on any of these thumbnails to bring up a larger overlay of the image, as usual. Think of them like those old magic eye things. If you cross your eyes, instead of 2 frames demarcated by the white line down the middle, try to create 3 frames. The one in the center will be in 3D. It helps if you’re looking squarely at the picture. Once your eyes lock onto it, you can move them around without losing the 3D effect. Can you think of any sights around the Seto Inland Sea or rural Japan in general that you’d like to see in 3 dimensions? If so, leave a comment!

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