Zinnia angustifolia: human vision vs simulated bee vison; reflected UV ultraviolet photography

A walk today in the beautiful Hermanshof Park, Weinheim let me discover some flowering Zinnia angustifolia, that special mexican variety. So here comes Z. angustifolia in its multispectral representation. I took some shots at Hermannshof, Weinheim, Germany in normal human vision VIS, in UV using the Baader-U filter, as well as in simulated bee vision using my XBV2 and new XBV6 filters respectively.

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Visual shot:


Simulated bee vison using XBV2 filter:


Simulated bee vison using XBV6 filter:


UV using Baader-U filter:


VIS-UV-BV quadriptych:


This Zinnia specimen exposes its well known deep into reaching UV tip pattern very nicely.

As you may have noticed, I'm still working on my bee vision (BV) filters; BV6 is one with very intensive colors and much shorter exposure time, due to new filter glass combinations.

More about these special new filters here later in a seperate entry.


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