Lily-of-the-valley flowers [UV]

Lily-of-the-valley flowers [UV]

Description

Title:
Lily-of-the-valley flowers [UV]
Caption / Description:

Ultraviolet photo looking up at the bell-shaped flowers of a Convallaria majalis plant, commonly known as Lily-of-the-valley. In UV the outside of the tepals is darker than in visible light. The gynoecium and stamens are also darker in UV.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Liliopsida
  • Monocotyledons
  • Asparagales
  • Asparagaceae
  • Ultraviolet
  • UV
  • Convallaria
  • Convallaria majalis
  • Lily-of-the-valley

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
Event:
Rating:
☆☆
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
5464px x 8192px
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:
1⁄160 s
Aperture:
f/5.6
Camera Model:
Canon EOS R5
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
80mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
80mm
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 80mm F5.6
Filters used:
  • Baader U
Additional Optics used:
  • Nikon F - M39
  • Nikon Bellows PB-4
  • Generic RF - EF drop-in adapter
  • EF - Nikon F AI
Setup:
Bexin RC-223C mini tripod and LH-32 small ballhead. Ballhead angled to side so bellows and camera were hanging off the side, to allow using the bellows swing as tilt. Tilt used to try and get the stigmas of the top 2 flowers within the plane of focus.
Filter placed in drop-in adapter behind lens and bellows.

Post Processing

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

White balance set using PTFE image with custom profile.