Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) flowers [IR]

Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) flowers [IR]

Description

Title:
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) flowers [IR]
Caption / Description:

Infrared photograph of two flowers of Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea). In visible light the plant has small blue-violet flowers with a deeper purple colour around the entrance to the throat.

In infrared the flowers' appearance is markedly different. The throat area of the flower is not any darker than the rest of the flower. The leaves appear almost as bright as the flowers.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Violet
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Lamiales
  • Lamiaceae
  • Mints
  • Glechoma
  • Glechoma hederacea
  • Ground Ivy
  • Infrared
  • IR Photography

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DIR5862.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:
100
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:
  • Hitech 85 Infrared
Additional Optics used:
  • 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
Setup:
Focusing rails on geared head on Superclamp on tripod leg
17-31mm M42 focusing helicoid + reversed 50mm EL-Nikkor

Post Processing

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

Split toning in ACR