Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) in flower [IR]

Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) in flower [IR]

Description

Title:
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) in flower [IR]
Caption / Description:

Infrared photograph of a Water Mint plant (Mentha aquatica) in flower. The plant's leaves reflect infrared light quite strongly, making them about the same brightness as the flowers. Whereas in visible light the green leaves appear darker than the light pink / lilac flowers.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Lamiales
  • Lamiaceae
  • Mints
  • Infrared
  • IR Photography
  • Mentha
  • Mentha aquatica
  • Water Mint
  • Mentha hirsuta

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DIR6318.RAF
Event:
Rating:
☆
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
2848px x 4256px
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:
1⁄125 s
Aperture:
f/5.6
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 20mm
  • Kenko DG Extension Tubes 12mm
  • 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
Setup:
Markins ball head with with focusing rails attached to super clamp at bottom of tripod leg
Undiffused Vivitar 283 flash + natural light

Post Processing

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