Author Archives: Jon Hoggatt
Picture Window – Winnsboro SC
Obama Gas on Main St.
Nickelodeon on Main St.
Bible Hill – Jerusalem
Here is a 
Cross-Eye View of the MF3D view. I spotted this rather barren field on top of a big hill across from our hotel and couldn’t resist exploring. I was drawn to the amazing mature century plants in this cluttered back yard of a home to the left of the scene. Our tour guide proclaimed proudly that the construction crane was considered the national bird of Israel. There are several here. Made with my trusty Sputnik on Provia 100 Believe it or not, that’s it’s name. See that shows these same plants and the old rail-road station to the right.
Escher Church – Estill SC
Just driving around looking for 
something interesting to document in 3D – low and behold! This little church seems to have been dominated by this ominous grain storage operation. I shot two of these and mounted one straight and one pseudo, just for fun. Here is a cross-eye view of the one I put in the folio. So, you can view it “normal” (not pseudo) with a parallel screen viewer or free-view it. The desired effect is not nearly so pronounced here as it looking at the MF3D pair in a good viewer such as the Saturn Slide, IMHO. Made with the Sputnik on Provia 100.
Anderson Quarry – Rion SC
A good friend took me to this place before we moved out here. He was trying 
to acquire the property and open a scuba-diving school on it. But, some politician got a hold of it and closed it down to any visitors, so that’s that. Anyway, what an amazing place for MF3D photography! This is a Cross-Eye view of the original, for your convenience. I used the two RB67s and Provia 100. Check out this “Hold-my-beer” video to see what used to go on here. Do a search for more historical data, if you like.
“Wild Horses”
This is a cross-eye view of the MF3D view now in the folio. It was made on a shoot with my good friend, Mike Davis. We actually got run off by security, for looking “too professional” with our twin rigs, tripods, step-ladder, and bags of gear! As you can see, the cast is different in the two. Turns out it’s due to one of those “happy accidents”: The Right-Eye view (on the left here, with the green cast) was shot on Velvia RVP50, while the Left-Eye view (on the right here, with the magenta cast) was shot on Velvia RVP100F. So it’s a whole different kind of Retinal Rivalry, but I think it adds to immersive experience (just by chance). Shot with two RB67s with 50mm lenses – focus knobs touching – overcast day.
Ordinarily I do not try to make art using elements of the artwork of others, but made an exception in this case. This amazing Bronze Sculpture is by Robert Glen and graces Williams Square in Las Colinas in Irving Texas. It used to be a grassy field where I hunted rabbits, growing up nearby.
Gi-Me Gelato
Shot through the side of the Gelato Vendor’s stand, in Rome, I think. It was a quick grab-shot, hoping for the best. Provia 100 – Sputnik.
Atlantis Books
Atlantis Book store on one of the Greek Islands. I must have opened up one stop from Sunny 16 to keep from losing all detail in the shaded store entrance. So, the stark white walls are almost blocked up, but I had to do it -what an amazing scene! I left that Tilley Hat on the airplane, coming home.
Aft-Deck Morn
This shot, made early one morning, gives a feel for the atmosphere on the boat. They usually had at least some of the sails up, even when under power. We boarded in Istanbul and sailed/motored to the Islands first, and then on to Corinth and Athens. Our cabin was through those doors behind the rope, and down the stairs. We had a porthole just above the waterline – very peaceful.
I thought this looked a bit saturated for Provia, and sure enough, looking back at the rest of the roll it is RVP100 -Velvia100. I had forgotten that I took any Velvia on the trip, so I mislabeled the view itself. Seems as though Velvia is a good bit “softer” in sharpness than Provia. Consulting the image/data made on my iPhone, using the Pocket Light Meter app,I used 1/60th at f-16.
Sea and Santorini
Sea and Santorini
Santorini is one of the Greek Islands we visited during a “Journeys of Paul” tour that Diana and I were on in June of 2017. Our vessel is the sailing craft in the upper left corner of the view, also depicted in Aft-Deck Morn, one of my other views in this round – quite an amazing boat. This was taken with my Sputnik, the only film camera I had on the voyage. Pretty sure I used the Sunny 16 Rule, shooting at 1/125.
Jon in 2017
[ed. Jon provided me these thumbnails, but no accompanying text]
New Mexico Moods
Kitch Gitten Place
This Sante Fe shop keeper agreed to have this environmental portrait done in the doorway. The Open shade made Velvia the choice – interior light balanced well by luck.
Crown Jewels
I like shooting store windows – reflections vs. transluscence. Thi one is more about the stuff, the sunflowers, and signage.
Abandoned Adobe
Velvia worked wll for this lighting scenario – side sun. I love how it saturates the colors.
One Man’s Junk
I was absolutely awestruck when I came upon this scene. The picket fence, the metal barn, the broken glass, even the wires in the sky… and wow, what a sky.
Rugged Cross
Galisteo, NM. Late day with side lighting sun. This scene and the others around this small New MExico town, was a 3D wonderland to me. How many different kinds of fence can you count?
Sputnik at f/16, Velvia 100