Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) flowers [UV]
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Description
- Title:
- Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) flowers [UV]
- Caption / Description:
-
Ultraviolet photograph of two flowers of Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea). Under visible light the plant has small blue-violet flowers with a deeper purple colour around the entrance to the throat. In ultraviolet the flowers look very similar, with a darker area around the throat of the flower.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Violet
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Lamiales
- Lamiaceae
- Mints
- Glechoma
- Glechoma hederacea
- Ground Ivy
- Ultraviolet
- UV Photography
- Nectar guide
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DIR5854.RAF
- 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:
- 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:
-
- 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
- Setup:
- Focusing rail on geared head on Superclamp on tripod leg
17-31mm M42 focusing helicoid + reversed 50mm EL-Nikkor
2x modified full spectrum Vivitar 283 flashes used for lighting
2 images
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
-
- Adobe Camera RAW
- Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Post Processing:
Images blended for focus in PS CS5
Channel Mixer used to modify colours in PS CS5