A visit to The Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
My partner and I recently took a trip down to Texas to visit her family. While we were there, we headed to Dallas to check out Perot Museum of Nature and Science, I had yet to see a real dinosaur specimen in real life. So, you know my excitement when I learned that they allow cameras. They had so many wonderful exhibits! My favorite being the Tyrannosaurus Rex next to the Alamosaurus, and I also really liked an exhibit that showed the evolutionary tree of birds featuring Deinonychus and Archaeopteryx.
The gear I used:
Cameras: Nikon D700 and Nikon F5.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Film: Ilford HP5+ 400 pushed to 800.
Here are the results:
Tylosaurus (not a dinosaur, it’s what’s called a Mosasaur- giant sea reptiles).
Camera: Nikon F5.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D
Film: Ilford HP5+ 400 pushed to 800.
Tenontosaurus, the first dinosaur to ever be mounted on display in Texas.
Camera: Nikon F5.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D
Film: Ilford HP5+ 400 pushed to 800.
Woolly Mammoth.
Camera: Nikon F5.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Film: Ilford HP5+ 400 pushed to 800.
Dire Wolf.
Camera: Nikon F5.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Film: Ilford HP5+ 400 pushed to 800.
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Camera: Nikon F5.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Film: Ilford HP5+ 400 pushed to 800.
Tyrannosaurus Rex with Alamosaurus in background.
Camera: Nikon F5.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Film: Ilford HP5+ 400 pushed to 800.
Tyrannosaurus Rex and Alamosaurus from above.
Camera: Nikon D700.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Alamosaurus head.
Camera: Nikon D700.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Xiphactinus skull.
Camera: Nikon F5.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Film: Ilford HP5+ 400 pushed to 800.
Hatzegopteryx.
Camera: Nikon D700.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Hatzegopteryx with Alamosaurus tail.
Camera: Nikon D700.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Deinonychus.
Camera: Nikon D700.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D
Archaeopteryx.
Camera: Nikon D700.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Troodon.
Camera: Nikon D700.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum.
Camera: Nikon D700.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
Torosaurus skull.
Camera: Nikon D700.
Lens: Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D.
