Red Montbretia flowers [IR]

Red Montbretia flowers [IR]

Description

Title:
Red Montbretia flowers [IR]
Caption / Description:

Infrared photograph of the flowers of a Crocosmia (Montbretia) cultivar. The flower spike and the foliage in the background appear much brighter in infrared than they do in visible light.

Crocosmia is a popular garden plant, with over 400 cultivars produced. The flowers are bright red or orange and arranged suboppositely on a long spike.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Liliopsida
  • Monocotyledons
  • Asparagales
  • Iridaceae
  • Iris
  • Crocosmia
  • Montbretia
  • Infrared
  • IR Photography

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DIR6260.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:
80mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
126mm
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 80mm F5.6
Filters used:
  • Hitech 85 Infrared
Additional Optics used:
  • Kenko DG Extension Tubes 12mm
  • 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
Setup:
Tripod, geared head, focusing rail
Vivitar 283 flash shot through small diffusion panel for lighting

Post Processing

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