ClicksyPicsWiggle animations and anything old timey!

Bikes on rails, how cool is that?  But uhhh… the baby?  Not exactly up to the safety standards of today.  From the “America on the Move” collection at the National Museum of American History (click the picture to go there)

1900-1920 - Around the Dead Sea. Man floating with book and umbrella in hands.

I learned a lot creating this image.  Getting water right has been a challenge.  I used two different techniques on the water.  The bottom area is a repeating pattern, the top is just a bit of semi-transparent movement in 3 areas.  Besides the wiggle and water, there are three animated elements in this image, can you find them?

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1923 - Barnum's Clown (Woman looking at clown while pointing to her arm muscle, weights labelled 250 lbs. on floor.)

More animation practice.

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The only thing I dislike about this blog layout is the restrictions on the sizes of the images I can post.  Horizontally they can only be about 620 pixels before they start to slide into the margins.  I will eventually try and learn enough css to be able to expand the actual photo page, until then, click on the image and it will take you to the big version.

View the original at the loc website here.

Another great image supplied by worldofstereoviews.com.  The original is up for sale, supplies are limited, check it out here.

About a week ago, I linked worldofstereoviews.com.  I found so many amazing images, I had to get in touch with them and see if I could use some for this site.  They were more than gracious.  Even cooler, this stereo view is up for sale.  Obviously the image isn’t colorized, and unfortunately they’re still working on how to animate paper… but I believe I’ve put enough pressure on them that they should have a breakthrough very soon.  For now, view this awesome original stereo here.  Supplies are limited so jump on it quick if you want this stereo view!

1863 - Falmouth, Virginia. A muss at headquarters, Army of the Potomac.

I absolutely fell in love with this image when I found it.  It’s so rare to see such a candid and funny shot from this era.  When I got to working on it, I realized this image had something that no other image I have yet to find has, motion.  At first I thought it was warping, and it was a bit warped, but the movement you see is actually the movement of the soldiers.  The first image was taken, then the angled image was taken a split second later, with artistic and skilled timing.  In each side, the men move ever so slightly, blurring some areas and creating motion in the image.  I do hope to find more of these, it’s a wonderful effect and impressively creative stereoscopic photography.

What I never figured out is why in the world that guy on the right is digging a hole.

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There were several of these made during this time, a humorous (and loudly sarcastic) depiction of feminism.

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These are two images in a series of 11, unfortunately these are the only two in the series online. There’s probably a funny story to go along with it.  The actual captions from the cards are:

Man in office on telephone with disappointed look: “Is this you, John?” “Yes.” “Well-”

Man in office on telephone with disappointed look: “-my mother-”

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View the original image from the Library of Congress here.

To find out how these are created, go here.