Pink Bergenia crassifolia (Elephant's ears) flowers [UV]

Pink Bergenia crassifolia (Elephant's ears) flowers [UV]

Description

Title:
Pink Bergenia crassifolia (Elephant's ears) flowers [UV]
Caption / Description:

Ultraviolet close-up photo of a cluster of Bergenia crassifolia (Elephant's ears) flowers. The tonal appearance of the flowers in UV is not much different to that under visible light - the petals appear relatively plain with no obvious UV markings.

The plant flowers in late Winter / early Spring, and is also known as Winter-blooming bergenia.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • False Colour
  • Saxifragales
  • Ultraviolet
  • UV Photography
  • Saxifragaceae
  • Bergenia
  • Elephant-eared saxifrage
  • Elephant's ears
  • Bergenia crassifolia
  • Siberian tea
  • Mongolian tea
  • Leather bergenia
  • Winter-blooming bergenia
  • Heartleaf bergenia
  • Elephant-ears
  • Bergenia cordifolia
  • Saxifraga cordifolia
  • Saxifraga crassifola

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DIR0581a.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:
© 2014 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1⁄125 s
Aperture:
f/5.6
Camera Model:
Fujifilm IS Pro
ISO:
400
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:
Markins ballhead on Superclamp attached to bottom of tripod leg. Plamp used to hold flowers up (they normally droop downwards just above the ground).
2x full spectrum modified Vivitar 283 flashes fired close to flowers for lighting. One with radio trigger, the other with optical trigger.

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
  • Adobe Photoshop 14
Post Processing:

Channel mixer and hue adjustments used to modify colour in PS CC