Clivia - f1.0 Quartz Singlet Soft Focus Lens II

More of that Clivia flower using a Quartz Singlet f1.0 Lens now professionally mounted. Focusing has been added as well as stopping down the lens. Some examples using it follows.

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Clivia - f1.0 Quartz Singlet Soft Focus lens

Clivia flower, Quartz Singlet Lens f1.0 test shot

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Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...

More info on this very interesting field may be found on my site http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos

Rudbeckia hirta flower bottom up

This is again about a Rudbeckia hirta a flower but this time shot bottum up.

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UV LED lit showing visible NIR fluorescence 


butterfly vision image shot using Xenon light:




Visible image shot using Xenon light 



Visible stereo image (for crosseyed viewing)




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Rudbeckia hirta Stereo Butterfly Vision

This is about a Rudbeckia hirta flower shot in human vision and (simulated) butterfly vision.
I'm always amazed about the differences in our human perception and how that very same flower would look like if seen through insects eyes (butterflies in that case).
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Human Vision: 


Butterfly Vision (simulated, UV mapped as blue) 



Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...

More info on this very interesting field may be found on my site http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos