White Wisteria flower [UV]

White Wisteria flower [UV]

Description

Title:
White Wisteria flower [UV]
Caption / Description:

Ultraviolet photograph of a white Wisteria flower. The flower's banner has a dark marking around the base that is only visible in ultraviolet. Bees and other insects can see ultraviolet light, and it is believed these marking help guide them to the flower's nectar and pollen.

Wisteria has long racemes of flowers, produced in Spring before the leaves open. The plant is a climbing vine and is often used to adorn trellises and the sides of buildings.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Fabales
  • Fabaceae
  • Bean
  • Ultraviolet
  • UV Photography
  • Wisteria
  • Nectar guide

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DIR5717-9.psd
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
4256px x 2848px
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:
1250 s
Aperture:
f/5.6
Camera Model:
Fujifilm IS Pro
ISO:
640
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:
  • Baader U
Additional Optics used:
  • Kenko DG Extension Tubes 20mm
  • 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
Setup:
Tripod, geared head, focusing rail
2x full spectrum modified Vivitar 283 flashes
3 images

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5
Post Processing:

Images manually aligned and combined for focus in PS CS5
Color adjusted using Channel Mixer in PS CS5