Lobelia flowers [UV]

Lobelia flowers [UV]

Description

Title:
Lobelia flowers [UV]
Caption / Description:

Close-up ultraviolet photo of flowers of a Lobelia cultivar. In UV the flowers appear quite dark, areas of damage on the petals shows up as brighter patches.

The flowers are a deep red colour (in visible light) with five lobes. The bottom three lobes are fanned out, while the top two lobes are erect. (The flower on the right in this image is missing its top left lobe).

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Asterales
  • Ultraviolet
  • UV Photography
  • Campanulaceae
  • Bellflower family
  • Lobelia

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DIR0049a.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:
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/8
Camera Model:
Fujifilm IS Pro
ISO:
640
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
75mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
118mm
Metering Mode:
Spot
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Auto
Light Source:
Unknown
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon EL-Nikkor 75mm F4 N
Filters used:
  • Baader U
Additional Optics used:
  • Kenko DG Extension Tubes 36mm
  • 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
Setup:
Tripod, geared head, focusing rail
Vivitar 283 flash fired through small diffusion panel

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5
Post Processing:

Colours modified in PS CS5