GEISHA WALKING DOWN PATH OF ANCIENT STONE LANTERNS -- A Sunny Day in Kasuga, NARA (2-D Version)

This copyright 1904 image is from a half-stereoview photographed by HERBERT GEORGE PONTING in 1903. It is one of two versions he took on the spot, the other having the Geisha holding the paper parasol closed and to the ground like a walking cane.

Standard publishers deemed it a sufficient composition as shown above, and it was reproduced like this in books, magazines, and postcards.

HOWEVER..... Ponting shot it to be seen in 3-D, and at the end of the day, it turned out to be probably the best 3-D Photo of the entire Bakumatsu and Meiji eras of Japan. Not meaning the most interesting or historical content, just the best DEEP 3-D.

If there is one shot that will demonstrate the difference between Old 2-D and 3-D Japan photography, this picture it is.

Time to jump to the "Full Version" here : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2446855023/

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Taken on: April 27, 2008

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Sets appears in: • OLD JAPAN in 3-D • HERBERT G. PONTING -- Images of Asia

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