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The Use of Polarised Light in Photography of Macrofossils
Author(s) -
Crabb Philip
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
palaeontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1475-4983
pISSN - 0031-0239
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4983.00196
Subject(s) - macrofossil , photography , optics , lens (geology) , camera lens , paleontology , contrast (vision) , art , geology , physics , visual arts , holocene
An elaboration of a little known technique involving the use of polarised light sources, together with a polarising filter over the camera lens is described and used to demonstrate its usefulness in the photography of low contrast fossils.