Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) flower [UV]
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Description
- Title:
- Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) flower [UV]
- Caption / Description:
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Close-up photograph of the small flower of a Wild Strawberry plant in ultraviolet. The flower has clear ultraviolet markings on the petals, being darker towards the base than the tip. The markings, only visible in ultraviolet light, are known as 'nectar guides'. They help guide bees and other insects (who can see ultraviolet light) to the centre of the flower where the nectar and pollen are located.
Wild Strawberries are also known as Woodland strawberry, European strawberry, or Fraises des bois. The binomial name for the plant is Fragaria vesca.
Compared to the Garden strawberry, the Wild Strawberry has much smaller fruits with a stronger taste. They are not often cultivated, but many animals enjoy the fruits.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Rosales
- Rosaceae
- Roses
- Fragaria
- Strawberries
- Fragaria vesca
- Wild Strawberry
- Woodland Strawberry
- Alpine Strawberry
- Fraises des Bois
- European Strawberry
- Ultraviolet
- UV Photography
- Nectar guides
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DIR5836a.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:
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- 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:
- 1⁄160 s
- Aperture:
- f/8
- Camera Model:
- Fujifilm IS Pro
- ISO:
- 800
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 50mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 75mm
- 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 50mm F2.8 N
- Filters used:
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- Baader U
- Additional Optics used:
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- Kenko DG Extension Tubes 12mm
- Setup:
- Markins ballhead on Superclamp on tripod leg
2x full spectrum modified Vivitar 283 flashes
50mm EL-Nikkor reverse mounted on 12mm extension tubes
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
- Post Processing: