Ducks on icy trail in Shubie Park, Dartmouth (originally taken in 3d Parallel)

For high definition video add: "&fmt=22" (without the quote marks) to the web address.

Yesterday (March 7, 2009) it was 10 C (50F), but it takes time for all the snow and ice to melt, so the trails in Shubie Park (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) were slippery in spots. This section of the park was shaded, and was pure ice, with a little bit of water on the surface.

Since there is a guard-rail I figured I could navigate the hill safely, but it was a lot harder than I expected. Near the spot where the guard rail is bent, the trail slopes to the steep bank above the river and the lower rail isn't very sturdy (not enough to lean on anyway). I made my way through this section by crossing the trail to higher section where the snow/ice was crustier--there was a chance to travel it without sliding down to the river. Since it took me awhile to get off this hill of ice, I turned to take a photo of it from a safer section of trail, and was surprised to see ducks (from the river) at the slippery part that I had troubles with.

It's a good thing that ducks have wings!

This was shot as a free-view parallel 3d movie, using a Loreo Lens in a Cap--there is no sound because my previous video recording settings had the sound off, and I was trying to catch the ducks before they went away, rather than mess with menu settings--though I have another duck film with sound. If you can view stereoscopic images, the added depth really adds a lot.

Tip: pre-load the film in high-def, put your mouse over the play button, then set your eyes so that you see the scene in 3d. Once you have the still image in 3d, press play and enjoy the silly ducks.

UPDATE: YT3D tags added July 26

Reading through some forums and stuff, it looks as though adding "&fmt=22" to the url will give the high quality video. This feature is really awesome! Many thanks to the Google people who made 3d video accessible this way (drop down menu for different visualizations).

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[pklages4]

Also, being able see 3d in HD mode will depend a lot on your monitor. If you have a very high resolution monitor that isn't very big (like mine--I don't have a lot of space) then sitting back from the monitor a bit makes it possible to watch in 3d. If your monitor is bigger, then it might not be possible without help (like lenses or whatnot that are in the lorgnettes that came with the 3d lens). If there is a program that will make anaglyphs you can see with 3d coloured glasses, let me know..

[pklages4]

What do you know... The people at Google have let Youtube do the 3d video tricks itself! They're awesome!

[deadlybug]

loooooool

[landen1234]

seems like its to big a picture to even view in parallel

[picaticatara]

This one is quite easy to look at.

[JordanMaster22]

It's a lot easier to LOOK at when you're holding magnifying glasses up to your eyes. It also makes it easier to put mirrors around the image to make them more closer to your eyes.

[kq4ym]

I am not sure anyone could physically see this in the HD version in parallet viewing since it is much wider than the eyes can see in parallel

[ppvdd]

How neat!  Very obliging subjects.

[metalfoot76]

That is too funny. Thanks for sharing!