Sunday, September 25, 2011

[UV, VIS] Rudbeckia fulgida opening up III

More about the development of that Rudbeckia fulgida flower which is in the process of opening, so enjoy more shots in visible and ultraviolet light.

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These UV images here also uses my standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:





and a few hours later:


Interesting to note, how these different UV reflection patterns further develop in the process of that flower maturing - that was one of the ideas behind performing that study.

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

Friday, September 23, 2011

[UV, VIS] Rudbeckia fulgida opening up II

More about the development of that Rudbeckia fulgida flower which is in the process of opening, so enjoy more shots in visible and ultraviolet light.

[click on image to see a larger one]

These UV images here also uses my standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:





and some hours later:



Interesting to note, how these different UV reflection pattern develop in the process of that flower maturing - that was one of the ideas behind performing that study.

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

Monday, September 19, 2011

[UV, VIS] Rudbeckia fulgida opening up

Another Rudbeckia fulgida flower is in the process of opening, so enjoy shots in visible and ultraviolet light.

[click on image to see a larger one]




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

Sunday, September 18, 2011

[VIS, UV] Rudbeckia fulgida in crosseyed stereo

More from Indian Summer that has started here. A few days ago a beautiful Rudbeckia fulgida flower that had opened up, so enjoy a couple of crosseyed stereo shots in visible and ultraviolet light.

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Lens used for that shot was also that old industrial lens, I am currently testing. Quite some focus shift it has, but quite useful it is nevertheless.


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

Monday, September 12, 2011

[VIS, UV] Rudbeckia hirta in crosseyed stereo

Indian summer has started and some flower expose the late bloom to the sun. This Rudbeckia hirta did so too, so enjoy a couple of crosseyed stereo shots in visible and ultraviolet light.

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Lens used for that shot was an old industrial lens, I am currently testing. Quite some focus shift it has, but quite useful nevertheless.


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

Sunday, September 4, 2011

[UV] How flowers stand out in UV - ultraviolet HDTV video

Today more about UV videos, here a video shot at Hermannshof Park, Weinheim, Germany. It shows how flower found a way during evolution to really makes them stand out in UV.

This video here also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video:


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

Friday, September 2, 2011

[UV, VIS] Rudbeckia fulgida meets Zeiss UV-Planar 60mm

Shots from our wonderful Hermanshof Park here in Weinheim, of a Rudbeckia fulgida variant shot, using a Zeiss UV-Planar 4/60mm lens and Baader-U filter for the UV shot.

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fully open at f4:



stopped down to f5.6:



Here now UV-VIS differentials on the right side.

fully open at f4:



stopped down to f5.6:



This lens is so sharp, already fully open, so stopping down is only needed to control the DOF (depth of field).


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

[VIS, UV] Late Summer's "Grand Finale" - Zeiss UV-Planar 60mm

Today summer came back and flashed his intensive golden rays over our wonderful Hermanshof Park here in Weinheim, so I grabbed my system and took a few shots. Without more ado, have a look in VIS and UV...

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[the yellow flower is Helianthus tuberosus and the violet flower is an Aster type]


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