San Francisco Science Museum - Color of Life Exhibit with Rudbeckia fulgida in reflected ultraviolet (UV) photography II

Today more about that soectacular exhibit at the San Francisco Science Museum which has opened in June 2015 and which has some of my work in it. They included my Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii outside shots in visible and ultraviolet light.

San Francisco - California Academy of Science exhibit "Color if Life", a great honor to be part of it with my works!

Posted by Klaus Schmitt on Friday, February 26, 2016

The Science Museum has chosen my work, as UV photography reveals the very prominent "bullseye" UV patterns, visible to bees and butterflies, but invisible to us humans.

If you find time to, pay it a visit, certainly worth going, especially their new Thursday evenings (6-10pm) Nighlife events!!

I have written about this previously HERE
 
Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...

San Francisco Science Museum - Color of Life Exhibit with Rudbeckia fulgida in reflected ultraviolet (UV) photography

Today about a new exhibit at the San Francisco Science Museum - Color of Life which has opened in June this year and which has some of my work in it. They included my Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii outside shots in visible and ultraviolet light.

A glipse of the exhibit, located in several areas totalling an impressive 8.000sqft:

(C) California Science Museum

The Science Museum has chosen my work, as the petals of this R. fulgida exhibit a very prominent "bullseye" UV pattern, visible to bees and butterflies, but invisible to us humans.

Diptych of R. fulgida var deamii (left to right): Human vison, reflected UV:


This flower is reflecting UV strongly around 365nm at its petal tips (shown in yellow) with otherwise dark parts and hence creates a very distinct UV "bullseye pattern" nectar guide for its pollinators and all this gets nicely visible here.

If you find time to, pay it a visit, certainly worth going!!

I have written about this flower previously HERE
 
Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...