Fish-eyes and pop-eyes: shipwreck photography in 3-D

Public Lecture | Updated 1 decade ago

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Fish eyes

With the growth of scuba diving after World War II, pioneer underwater photographers thought the underwater world was an ideal medium to be recorded and shared in 3-D. Taking their inspiration from aerial map-makers, underwater archaeologists began to record their shipwreck sites in 3-D.

When Patrick Baker began his career over 40 years ago, stereoscopic photography seemed to him an obvious way of shipwreck recording. His 3-D photographs continue to allow the viewer to experience a virtual revisit of wreck sites long after these sites were exposed to excavation and study. The viewer can, today and into the future, “see” what the archaeological diver saw “yesterday”.

Join Patrick Baker as he shares with you the underwater Batavia, HMS Pandora, HMAS Sydney, and other ship wrecks, all in fabulous 3-D!

COST: $12 per person. Includes refreshments after the lecture
BOOKINGS: Essential on 9431 8455. Please RSVP by 5.00pm, Wednesday 27 July