Pink Clematis montana flowers [IR]

Pink Clematis montana flowers [IR]

Description

Title:
Pink Clematis montana flowers [IR]
Caption / Description:

Infrared photograph of a cluster of pink Clematis flowers. In infrared the flowers and leaves both reflect about the same amount of light, whereas under visible light the flowers would appear much brighter than the foliage.

Clematis montana or the Anemone Clematis is an early flowering plant of the genus Clematis. It is a vigorous climbing plant and is used by gardeners to hide unsightly structures such as sheds and walls. It is native to mountain areas of Asia from Afghanistan to Taiwan.

Description adapted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis_montana

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Buttercups
  • Ranunculales
  • Ranunculaceae
  • Infrared
  • Clematis montana
  • Clematis
  • Pink
  • IR Photography

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DIR5694.RAF
Event:
Rating:
☆
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
3983px x 2569px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Market Harborough
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
Yes
Copyright Notice:
© 2013 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1⁄100 s
Aperture:
f/4
Camera Model:
Fujifilm IS Pro
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
75mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
118mm
Metering Mode:
Spot
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Unknown
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon EL-Nikkor 75mm F4 N
Filters used:
  • Hitech 85 Infrared
Additional Optics used:
  • 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
Setup:
Tripod, geared head, focusing rail.
Vivitar 283 flash through small diffusion panel for lighting.

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
Post Processing:

Split toning in ACR
Cropped in ACR to remove edge of leaf near top of frame