Guest solius symbiosus Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 As some of you know, I have revived my interest in paleontology after a 10 year hiatus. I made my first trip out today, and I found, to my horror, that 3 of my favorite sites are gone(I recently moved back to this area). One is now a mega-lumberyard, and the other two were destoyed by road widening(Doesn't it drive you crazy how the engineers slope the banks now). Anyway, I found another site in my favorite Formation. After about 30 minutes, it started raining. I stuck it out for another 15 min hoping it would stop, but had to give it up because I was getting soaked. Of the pieces I found, usually I wouldn't keep anything but the Hebertella and the tabulate coral, but since it had been so long, I brought these back. I was hunting in the Millersburg Mb. of the Lexington Lm. in Fayette Co. Ky. The Millersburg is polluted with trepostomate Bryzoans. I usually don't even bother with them, but I brougt back a couple examples of Constellaria for anyone who hasn't seen the species. It is a very good index fossil for the Ordovician. The outcrop (The hammer is about 12 in) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Nice fossils!! good to see you getting back out into the field and those corals are nice! I also hate how they are sloping the banks...unless of coarse i can get there when they do it to sort through the off cuts! but i guess you just have to wait for really heavy rains to was things out. "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Cool finds, but why do you do the pictures in black and white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Black and white shows contrast much better that color. I can start using color if you prefer. EDIT: Another trick to increase the contrast is to photograph the piece in water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I am going to try the water idea... Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 That is a trick I learned as an undergrad from an "old school" geology professor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimInAugusta Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 OK, I built a light box for photo tests. Now someone needs to build a water box. Fish tanks and Tupperware containers are cheating. Ya gotta make it. I like bronze. Can someone cast a water box out of bronze for us please? And make it polished bronze so the fossils have a healthy glow. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 lol I have been using my dog's water bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Cool fossils and black and white is cool too! :cool: It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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