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China's Fossil Marvels
AUGUST 2005
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Lasting Impression
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta; fossil courtesy Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Beijing
After settling onto Liaoning's famously fine-grained sediments, a conifer sprig left a highly detailed fossil impression. During the early Cretaceous, the Liaoning area was characterized by a warm climate and numerous lakes, providing ideal conditions for a diverse and prolific collection of plants and animals, including some of the earliest known angiosperms, or flowering plants.
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Camera: Nikon F5
Film type: Fujichrome Velvia 50
Lens: AF Nikkor 105 mm, f/2.8 macro
Speed and F-stop: 1/60 @ f/8
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Weather Conditions: Indoors
Time of Day: Unrecorded
Lighting Techniques: One Comet 1,200 watt/second power pack with one strobe light head covered with soft box to soften the light
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