Rudbeckia hirta: human vision vs simulated bee vison; reflected UV ultraviolet photography V

Well today I modified my high power flash for even more UV output. So a few test shots using as target a R. hirta as I have shown before in its multispectral representation. I took some shots in normal human vision VIS, in UV using the Baader-U, my all proprietary filters Jupiter-U and Saturn-U (300-350nm) filter, as well as in simulated bee and butterfly vision using my XBV2, XBV3 and XBV6 filter respectively.

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Visual shot - human vision: Simulated butterfly vision using XBV3 filter: Simulated butterfly vision using XBV2 filter: Simulated bee vision using XBV6 filter: UV using Baader-U filter: UV using Jupiter-U filter: UV using Saturn-U (300-350nm) filter: IR (basically) as it was shot using only a ND filter: About all Rudbeckias and also this R. hirta have a very prominent, otherwise invisible "bullseye pattern" which gets nicely visible in UV (around 360nm) and bee vision (BV). Since leafs (petals were leafs one) reflect from 700-750nm onwards, that pattern is also invisible in IR.

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

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