T. Enami

[Berndt]

If not posted here yet, I would like to introduce the early japanese photographer T. Enami, who took amazing photographs at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.

Here a beautiful little slideshow of some of his early 3D pictures:

and some more pics at Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/collections/72157613882959896/

I really admire his work. Enjoy !!!

[Deleted]

The 3D photos are beautiful and remarkable--even 3D on my screen.

[photax]

Berndt,

Those are really amazing pictures ! I have a lot of old stereo cards and viewers in my collection. Although some of them are older than 140 years, it is always fascinating to look at three-dimensional history.
Thanks for this link :-)

MIK

[nikonbob]

I can just echo what Wayne has said, very well done and effective even on my monitor. I think the 3D and colour add to the sense of reality over a 2D B&W rendering.

Bob

[daveh]

Superb.

Thanks for the links.

Dave.

[Berndt]

The creator of this slides how used www.start3d.com/

Interesting technique for animating 3D pictures and making them visable even on a normal screen. So MIK, why don't you try to share your old stereocards this way. They will look certainly fantastic, I think.

What I like most about T. Enamis work is, that he could manage to take ... let's say, snapshots with this ancient equipment. On pictures of that time, people are mostly posing ... so no natural looking shots, people at work, daily life, etc.

The first 120 film has been introduced in 1901, I think and from that on, things might have become a little bit easier ... but before ? Settings must have taken time. That's why I think, his photographs are incredible.

[photax]

Hi Bernd !

Just stumbled over your post. Have many thanks for the link, the German version is funny to read, it reminds me somehow of translated instruction manuals . I tried to split a French stereo glas plate from the 1880`s and merged it with this program, but I think the result is not as well as it should be ( "nicht das Gelbe vom Ei" wie wir sagen ). Maybe a possible fault is the fact that both pictures do not have exactly the same format, unfortunately none of these old pictures are approximately congruent. Originally it is a 8.5x17cm slide which has great stereo effects if you are viewing it with an old stereo-viewer from that period. Here is my first attempt:

www.start3d.com/de/6313737253/0001/1228754878403063

MIK

[Berndt]

From 1880 ? Wow !!! What do you mean by "both pictures do not have exactly the same format" ? I can't really imagine, how stereoscopic glass plates from 1880 look like

But basically it should be possible, getting better results. It might be a matter of the exact crop ?

Looking forward to your next attempts. Simply wonderful, transforming those old pictures into our modern times.

Berndt

[photax]

Hi Bernd !

I meant that the left picture measures 7,5cm and the right picture 7,0cm.
I also tried to "compose" another picture from the 1930`s ( my grandfathers motorbike ), but this one failed completely:

www.start3d.com/de/6313737253/0001/2491849233832525

I fear you have to visit me to take a look through one of my old wooden stereo-viewers.
Here are the original pictures:





MIK

[grenouille]

Great, Thanks for sharing, Regards

Hye