Archive for December, 2007

New Year’s Double Chin, Bad Hair, Heavy Snow, Fast Forward

Don’t worry… it didn’t stick. :-)

Video by Roger and Janice Maddy

KyteTV Test

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Glider’s Stereo Base Unlimited via Resize Machine

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Well, you might think that a Guillow glider with a 1 foot wingspan and a stereoscopic camera rig with an adjustable stereo base mounted to the wings would have a rather limited range, as far as depth is concerned, but you may not know that I also have a Resizing Machine. This Resizing Machine is very similar to my Time Machine (which, BTW, you can see here), but manipulates the _size_ of things instead of the _time_ of things. This is obviously very helpful if I want to shoot aerial photographs of snowflakes (very, very, very small) as well as mountains (very, very, very big).

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Don’t Worry - The Cameras Won’t Fall Off

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If anyone is concerned about the cameras falling off the glider… it’s not going to happen…
The cameras were securely mounted to the glider, but I just added a slide bar, so I can change the stereo base. I slid the cameras together a bit for this photo, so you can see it better.

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Guillow Glider Reborn with 3D Camera Rig

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I found a reason to climb back into my Guillow glider and take her for a spin… I mounted a stereoscopic camera rig on the wings.

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