Simulating a 3D San Francisco landmark

Naoko at Ft. Point, San Francisco, December 1998

I’ve been hitting the “archives” again, looking at various snaps from years back. The above is from a roll of 3D images taken with a 3D disposable camera from now-defunct 3D Image Technology, Inc. As is probably obvious, that’s San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge behind Naoko, circa December 1998 (I think), as seen from the roof of the old army garrison at Ft. Point. I hacked together a composite in Photoshop to show you a rough approximation of what the processed print looked like (click for larger image):

Naoko at Ft. Point, San Francisco, December 1998: click for larger image (34K)

3 Replies to “Simulating a 3D San Francisco landmark”

  1. Wow! You should warn people with heart conditions about clicking for the enlarged image.

    Scared the bejeziz out of me the way it just jumped out of the screen like that!

  2. I saw nothing but a fuzzy picture at first, but when I backed up from the screen, pow!

    BTW, did you ever notice the little bookstore tucked into a corner of Fort Point? Interesting selections on American history in there, especially Native American and slavery titles. We were on a tandem, so I was only able to get one, but it’s a gem.

  3. that is the raddest thing i have seen in some time. more than 3-d prints, i like the approximation of
    3-d. if that makes anysense. like i like the look of how something that is supposed to be 3-d isn’t really quite that. and you have that here. very cool. i want to makes lots of photos just like this!

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