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This thread explores the light hearted history of the dinosaurs in the public psyche. A visually nostalgic tour of the evolution of the very popular toy, the plastic dinosaur . Focusing on film, illustration, sculpture, vintage photography and of course our prehistoric plastic playmates. I hope it invokes some very happy memories from our childhoods Story starts here, Megalosaurus jawbone - in 1824. It was acquired by William Buckland (1784-1856), For the University of Oxford, after being found in a slate quarry in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire. The names of of both Megalosaurus and Dinosaur were coined by Richard Owen. In the UK in 1974 the Megalosaurus figure by Invicta Plastics was the best selling museum dinosaur. The first ever dinosaurs sculptures exhibited in the world are the fantastic Crystal Palace Dinosaurs. Displaying a series of sculptures of extinct animals. However, these are very misguided to modern standards, housed in London’s Crystal Palace, the sculptures were designed by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins under the scientific direction of Richard Owen.
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Professional Photographer Looking For UK Fossil Enthusiasts For Editorial Project
mxmchwsk posted a topic in Member Introductions
Hi Everyone, I have just joined the forum and am on the hunt for fossil enthusiasts in the UK for an editorial photography project for a very well known publication. For quick reference, here is my instagram page: www.instagram.com/maxmiechowski In an ideal world, the photography story would focus on an individual who is particularly passionate about fossil hunting. My preference would be if they live near the Jurassic Coast, as it's so good for fossils and is very picturesque. Of course, it would be perfect if the individual is photogenic - perhaps someone a little older, with a strong look (think long white beard/hair/interesting clothes etc). It would also be great if their home was filled with fossils! The series would be a mixture of portraits, still life images of fossils, and atmospheric shots of the subject hunting for them. I'm also open to alternative suggestions - perhaps youth groups that do fossil hunting, or any other interesting stories! Let me know if this is you or anyone you know, or any suggestions for other forums that could be worth trying! I would, of course, provide some beautiful prints of the images as a thank you for your time. Looking forward to hearing from you all, Max- 7 replies
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While cleaning out some stuff, I found one of those toy cameras that click between slides. These things are only a few bucks for a twelve-pack, and I probably got it from someone’s birthday party when I was little. The magnifying lens works quite well for the price. Tested it on some crinoid bits with epibionts. Hederella filiformis on a crinoid bit. Ascodictyon sp. on a brachiopod fragment. Bryozoan encrustation on a crinoid stem fragment. Some more Hederella on a crinoid stem. Two views of a crinoid holdfast and bryozoan on a Aulocystis jacksoni. Some more Ascodictyon sp. A few more crinoid holdfasts on crinoid stems. A picture of the lens, and the crinoid bits with a nickel for scale. And lastly, my tiny enrolled meraspid Lonchodomas mcgeheei.
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Inspired by @daves64 pictures, I decided to try out a Dino Lite for myself. I tried the AF4915ZTL model. I knew I wanted image stacking capabilities, which Dino-Lite calls Extended Depth of Field (EDOF), Automatic Magnification Reading (AMR) since an accurate scale bar was a priority and a long working distance for larger specimens so that helped narrow down the model. There are definitely pros and cons about it, but I'll let the results do the talking. Taken using EDOF: Taken using EDOF as well: Taken using the Extended Dynamic Range (EDR) feature: Taken using EDR: Taken using EDOF: Taken using EDR:
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Hello everyone! I have wanted to create myself a dedicated scale to use for photographing fossils, as I too often forget to include a scale in my photos and I think that a special scale would be more interesting than just a ruler, it could also be helpful for objects that are not as flat for scale in 3 dimensions. My initial thought was to make a cube, but I also wanted to include both imperial and metric units so that everyone on the forum can easily tell the size. So for my first design I decided to try making a cube that has dimensions of one inch along all sides with a 1 cm3 cube cut out of the corner. This design was nice and quite simple too, but I think it could still be improved. I am just not sure exactly how. I was thinking about including a small ruler along both the 1 in and 1 cm side so that you would also be able to see mm and the smaller units, but that might be too fine for my 3D printer, although I'll need to try it first. I just wanted to ask here as well if anyone has any ideas of what would make the best possible scale for use here on TFF. What would you want to see it this was a scale included in a photo of a fossil or one that you were using yourself? Thank you for your consideration and any suggestions, Misha
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Hey! As some of you may know, I am ever so interested in micro-fossils! @Tidgy's Dad can second me on this, they're awesome! As I'm preparing for my online palaeontological collection to go online, I keep finding more and more and more micros, ranging in size from sub 1mm to 10mm. (0.04 - 0.4 inch) My current set-up for documenting these teeny critters doesn't seem to cut the mustard - don't get me wrong; I'm making the most of it, but it's quite a hassle bending over a child toy microscope with a phone camera. A palaeontologist friend who I don't believe graces us with there presence here (shame on them...) recommended a brand to me, so I have looked into them, but can't find any that deal with a lower magnification required for these fossils - they all seem to be a bit overkill! If anyone could recommend me any other brand or model that seemed to work with them, or any tips, really, anything; send them my way! If you're going to recommend a brand or model, PM them to me, as we are not allowed to name drop sellers! Tips and everything welcome! I will be attaching some of my recent microscoped photos so you can get a better feel for what I am talking about!
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Requesting fossil photographs for art project
stefphanni posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
I would like to use photographs of fossils as part of my digital artwork. I do not want to violate any copyright laws if I later sell the artwork. Does anyone know where I can find free-use images of fossils or does anyone mind sharing their personal fossil photographs with me? I will give credit to you for your photography if I decide to use the images in my work. Fossils of any type and from any time period are appreciated. Thank you! -
I'm currently experiencing some issues with a brand new central pneumatic air eraser where when I hook it up to an air compressor: 1) air either blows through the air eraser without carrying any powder from the reservoir regardless of whether or not I'm pressing the control button or 2) air simply doesn't blow through it at all I've tried adjusting the screw on top of the reservoir and I've also tried to blow any powder that's stuck on the inside that may be gumming it up but these fixes have not worked. Has anyone else experienced a similar problem? If so, how did you fix it? I've only been using this instrument for two days for spraying MgO powder onto trilobites for photography.
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Hi! I recently acquired a bunch of microfossil samples for kids to play but did not expect them to be so small. We tried some microscopy but ended up applying a little trick that actually to helped to film them "in action", which was kind of cool. I do not know if this technique is a common knowledge or not but I decided to share. Perhaps, it will be of use to somebody. Here you go: Any suggestions for improvements? Thanks!
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snolly (accompanied and supervised by the intrepid snollywife) spent a very pleasant, thought provoking evening at a lecture by Joel Sartore. Sartore is a National Geographic photographer, and founder of the Photo Ark project (link below). His presentation included both video and stills of his wonderful photographic efforts. With humor and self-revelation, his talk laid out the fundamental facts regarding the realities of survival for the animal world and indeed, our foolish selves. A private reception following the lecture afforded the opportunity to meet Sartore. In person he proved to be a warm, affable individual with an infectious love of the natural world. It was time well spent, and if the opportunity arises for interested Forum members, I would certainly recommend attendance of this presentation. https://www.joelsartore.com/gallery/the-photo-ark/
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Looks like a new set of photography techniques will assist us in determining what is associated and what was added to those drool worthy discoveries. Progressive Photonics
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I've recently been experimenting with photographing some of my ammonite collection. It can be quite tricky to get creative photos of smaller specimens, so I have been building light modifiers and a miniature studio to see what I could come up with. I recently lost my job, so I'm hoping that perhaps I can sell fine art prints of some of these at some point in the future. For now though, I have a lot more tinkering to do. I won't go into detail naming the species, because I'm way too tired and would probably get it wrong anyway. All of these ammonites are under 2cm/.8 inch wide. Harpoceras? Somerset UK Unknown, Somerset UK Unknown, Russia. Same as above, detail Same as above, detail Unknown, Folkestone UK
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What is the name of those cubes with measurements on them?
JohnBrian posted a topic in Questions & Answers
What are those cubes with measurements on them called? I looked at various subforums but didn't see any of them listed and since I don't know their name I can't really search for them! -
How to Spot the Fossils Hiding in Plain Sight Traces of prehistoric life are everywhere. by Jessica Leigh Hester, Atlas Obscura, Feb. 23, 2018 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/find-fossils-urban-geology Meteorite Impactites in London: Irongate House, Houndsditch EC3 Ruth Siddall, Urban Geology in London No. 24, December 2014. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfbrxs/Homepage/walks/IrongateHouse.pdf London Pavement Geology http://londonpavementgeology.co.uk Yours, Paul H.
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Was surprised to receive a few packages very far ahead of anticipated delivery date. The first is an OMAX 3.5x - 90x trinocular scope with boom arm. If I'm going to be doing more detailed prep, a stereo scope with boom arm to position over a blast box is an absolute must. Of course, it came in a zillion pieces and the instruction manual was for an entirely different model that bore very little resemblance to the one I was putting together. But after an hour of trial and error - and some very colourful language - it is all assembled. I've taken it out for its test run, and works great with wide-field eye pieces and a Barlow lens so I can work at a reasonable distance. The magnification is not high, but any higher would not be useful for prep. Blowing up a half inch specimen to a large detailed view is sufficient enough to get at the nooks and crannies. The software it came with was not going to be helpful to me as it came on a CD (Mac discontinued CD/DVD drives on their machines a few iterations ago), and so after some online hunting I found the right software for download. Still a lot to learn about microscope photography as what you see in the eye piece is not necessarily what you see on the screen. It also means pulling out a stop to divert light from one of the eye pieces to the mounted camera. Eventually I'll figure out how to match up the eye view to the camera view (there is some helpful advice online, and a lot of things I can adjust in the software). So pictured here was just a quick and simple (if not fuzzy) first snap of a 5mm Itagnostus interstricta. I know, fuzzy... As I said, a lot to learn! Second item are these handy jeweller's glasses with lenses of different strength to swap in and out as needed. The little LED lights on the side are very helpful. These will be useful when I'm doing sewing needle prep and need my hands free (rather than holding a loupe). Also handy when I need to have a quick look at some detail in the field when I'm away from the scope. Oh, and they also makes me look like a demented 1950s sci-fi villain, which will help frighten door-to-door salespeople or small children. Ah, new toys!
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My shots of the total blood moon eclipse. Taken from my front yard in Weeki Wachee FL. With my Nikon L820 on a rickety tripod. I caught Luna fever that night... (Small sample of over 200 shots)
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Hey everyone, I am wondering if anyone knows a professional microscope that can be used to photograph microfossils. I need to make pictures of fossils such as bonefish teeth, ptychotrygon teeth, etc, that are 2-3 mm big. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for any help.
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I'll start this off with some buildings I've come across on holidays It's amazing you don't have to go far to see architecture, modern or primitive, new or old, culturally different that makes you eyes pop. Often we take for granted what's on our doorstep and I don't have any sadly but I'll change that shortly. All these images are iPhone so not the greatest of quality. I do use a film camera for black and white but prefer not to take a dslr as I use that in my profession when not using crazy sized 19th century cameras.... Whitby Abbey UK. Great fossil hunting here! Ely Cathedral UK Cold War missile silo, Bratislava. (Urbexing) Bivouac, Bratislava.
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Tricks for Taking Photos for Microfossils (Riversleigh Fossil Centre)
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Mount Isa photographer shares his tricks for taking photos of sand-grain sized fossils By Harriet Tatham, ABC North West Qld http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-28/how-to--photograph-a-fossil-the-size-of-a-sand-grain/8650976 Yours, Paul H. -
Wanted to share this image I captured on Halloween. Time Warp by Zachary Cava, on Flickr
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