Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) in 3D and butterfly vs human vision

My Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) started to blossom, so here a few shots (crosseyed viewing)

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3D Human Vision Image:

 

3D Butterfly Vision Image:


not much of an UV pattern to see though....

Well, I couldn't believe it, so I tested several possibilities and using some nearly monochromatic UV LED light, a UV pattern gets visible. The multspectral filtering BV overlaying three channels simply cannot make it visible (yet...). This is though the Baader U-filter + UV Rodagon 105mm.



Here now a comparison UV LED versus filtered Xenon flash both using Baader U filter (black and white images for better comparison).

UV LED : 


Xenon flash:


the monochromatic UV LED light reveals even more details of that UV pattern!


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

f1.0 Quartz Singlet Soft Focus Lens III

Quartz Singlet Lens f1.0 test shots showing the fine control possible of the degree of soft focus and glow around subjects.

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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

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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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

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)




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 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

The Spirit

And idea to make visible "the spirit" of a flower...

in that case of a Rudbeckia fulgida flower using a special UV transmissive soft focus lens.

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Human Vision: 


Butterfly Vision (simulated) 



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