Trifolium repens (White Clover) flower head

Trifolium repens (White Clover) flower head

Description

Title:
Trifolium repens (White Clover) flower head
Caption / Description:

Ultraviolet photo of a Trifolium repens (White Clover; Dutch Clover) flower head. The head contains fresh flowers at the top, while older, dead flowers droop towards the bottom of the flower head.

In visible light the flowers are quite bright, with a slight cream colour. In ultraviolet on the other hand, the flowers appear quite dark.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Fabales
  • Fabaceae
  • Bean
  • Trifolium
  • Clover
  • Trefoil
  • False Colour
  • Ultraviolet
  • UV Photography
  • Trifolium repens
  • White clover
  • Dutch clover

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
DSCF2248.RAF
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
3264px x 4896px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:

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/8
Camera Model:
Fujifilm X-M1
ISO:
250
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
50mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
75mm
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Daylight
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon EL-Nikkor 50mm F2.8 N
Filters used:
  • Baader U
Additional Optics used:
  • 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
  • Pixco M42-FX/M
Setup:
Tripod with centre column reversed, geared head and focusing rails
2x Full spectrum modified Vivtar 283 flashes fired at full power very close to flower for lighting

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
  • Adobe Photoshop 2014
Post Processing:

Piece of bright grass near bottom right removed in ACR
Colours modified in PS CC