Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta in ultraviolet stimulated visible and IR fluorescence photography

Today more studio shots of a flower originating from the USA Prairie, a Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta in visible light as well as ultraviolet stimulated visible and infrared fluorescence photography using suitable filters. All shots were done at f5.6. Lens was a UV-Nikkor 105mm quartz fluorite lens. Light source was a high power Nichia 365nm UV LED, background was a dark gray.

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Visible light:
 

UV stimulated visible fluorescence:
 

UV stimulated IR fluorescence (>680nm):
 

Triptych of visible light, UV stimulated visible fluorescence, UV stimulated IR fluorescence (left to right):
 

This flower shows interesting fluorescence including its bullseye pattern, but also some interesting UV stimulated IR fluorescence which reveals otherwise invsible petal structures, and all this gets nicely visible.

I have previously written about that flower HERE
 
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