This is again about: Eucharis × grandiflora, also called Amazon Lily this time using my "work horse" UV filter, the Baader-U filter and a Hamamatsu f3.5/50mm quartz fluorite lens. Light source was an UV enhanced Xenon flash and a Nichia UV torch for the UV induced stimulated visible fluorescence (UVIVF) shot.
[click on image to see a larger one]
visible light image:
"standard" UV image using Baader-U filter:
UV stimulated visible fluorescence using UV/IR blocking filter:
UV stimulated visible fluorescence using different UV/IR blocking filter:
Also here not much prominently visible UV pattern, except that the base of the flower, where usually nectar can be found, lights up, as well as its pollen does.
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
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Eucharis grandiflora: UV induced fluorescence and reflected colorful UV photography
Today about a flower I haven't posted about: Eucharis × grandiflora, also called Amazon Lily. I was using my "work horse" UV filter, the Baader-U filter and my CERCO quartz fluorite lens. Light source was an UV enhanced Xenon flash and a Nichia UV torch for the UV induced stimulated visible fluorescence (UVIVF) shot.
[click on image to see a larger one]
visible light image:
"standard" UV image using Baader-U filter:
shortwave UV image using Jupiter-U filter:
UV stimulated visible fluorescence using UV/IR blocking filter:
Not much prominent UV pattern, except that the base of the flower, where usually nectar can be found, lights up, as well as its pollen does.
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
[click on image to see a larger one]
visible light image:
"standard" UV image using Baader-U filter:
shortwave UV image using Jupiter-U filter:
UV stimulated visible fluorescence using UV/IR blocking filter:
Not much prominent UV pattern, except that the base of the flower, where usually nectar can be found, lights up, as well as its pollen does.
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