Japanese Lily - Lilium speciosum in reflected ultraviolet photography and simulated bee and butterfly vision

Today shots of a very decorative flower, Japanese Lily - Lilium speciosum in reflected ultraviolet photography using my "work horse" UV filter, the Baader-U filter as well as in simulated butterfly and bee vision using my XBV filters. Lens was my UV-Nikkor 105mm quartz flourite lens. Light source was sunlight. All shots were done at about f5.6.

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Human vision:
 

Reflected UV:
 

Simulated butterfly vision:
 

Simulated bee vision:
 

Quadriptych of human vision, UV, simulated butterfly and bee vision (left to right, top to bottom):
 


This decorative flower has a specific UV pattern, its petals are quite UV bright around 385nm, wheras its pollen is UV dark, and all this gets nicely visible, also in simulated bee and butterfly vision.

I have written about that flower before 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

Japanese Lily - Lilium speciosum in reflected ultraviolet photography and simulated bee vision

Today shots of a decorative flower, Japanese Lily - Lilium speciosum in reflected ultraviolet photography using my "work horse" UV filter, the Baader-U filter as well as in simulated bee vision using my XBV6 filter. Lens was my CERCO 94mm quartz flourite lens. Light source was sunlight. All shots were done at about f5.6.

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Visible light image  

UV image using Baader-U filter (approx. 320-395nm, effective peak approx. 375nm):  

Simulated bee vision image using experimental XBV filter:  

Triptych of the above images:  


This decorative flower has a specific UV pattern, its petals are quite UV bright around 385nm wheras its pollen is UV dark, and all this gets nicely visible.


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