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

Today about a Rudbeckia triloba in its multispectral representation, shot in Herrmanshof Park, Weinheim, Germany. I took the shots on a very windy and cloudy day using sunlight in normal human vision VIS, in UV using the Baader-U filter, as well as in simulated bee vision using my XBV2, XBV6 and XNUV filters respectively.

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Visual shot:


Simulated bee vision using XBV2 filter:


Simulated bee vision using XBV6 filter:


Simulated bee vision using XNUV filter:


UV using Baader-U filter:


And here a polyptych of them all:


The new filtering technique makes the very prominent UV reflectance of the petals clearly visible.

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