Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora [UV]

Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora [UV]

Description

Title:
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora [UV]
Caption / Description:

White Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea forma albiflora) flowers, photographed in ultraviolet light.
In ultraviolet the flowers are much darker than in visible light. They lose the darker spots that run down the centre of the lower part of the flower. The interior of the flowers is darker still, but has light strips along either side.
The pollen grains are also much darker in ultraviolet than they are in viisble.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Foxgloves
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Lamiales
  • Plantaginaceae
  • Plantain family
  • Ultraviolet
  • UV
  • Digitalis
  • Digitalis purpurea
  • Common foxglove
  • Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
Event:
Rating:
☆☆
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
8192px x 5464px
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:
Copyright David Kennard. All rights reserved.

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1160 s
Aperture:
f/5.6
Camera Model:
Canon EOS R5
ISO:
400
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
63mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
63mm
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
On, Fired
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon EL-Nikkor 63mm F3.5
Filters used:
  • Baader U
Additional Optics used:
  • 17mm-31mm M58 Focusing helicoid
  • EF - M58
  • M58 - M39
  • Generic RF - EF drop-in adapter
Setup:
Mix of two photos for lighting:
AD200 bare bulb with AD-S2 @ 1/4 power handheld.
2x AD200 fs modified standard head @ 1/4 power handheld., one either side

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
  • Adobe Photoshop 2025
Post Processing:

2 images manually combined in Photoshop for exposure.