Garden Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) flower close-up [IR]

Garden Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) flower close-up [IR]

Description

Title:
Garden Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) flower close-up [IR]
Caption / Description:

Close-up infrared photograph of a Garden Strawberry flower. The leaves of the plant reflect a lot of infrared light, making them almost as bright as the flower.

Fragaria × ananassa, commonly known as strawberry or garden strawberry, is a hybrid species that is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit (which is not a botanical berry, but an aggregate accessory fruit) is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness. It is consumed in large quantities, either fresh or in prepared foods such as preserves, fruit juice, pies, ice creams, milkshakes, and chocolates. Artificial strawberry aroma is also widely used in many industrialized food products.

The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of Fragaria virginiana from eastern North America and Fragaria chiloensis, which was brought from Chile by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714.

Cultivars of Fragaria × ananassa have replaced, in commercial production, the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca), which was the first strawberry species cultivated in the early 17th century.

Description adapted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_strawberry

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Rosales
  • Rosaceae
  • Roses
  • Infrared
  • Fragaria
  • Strawberries
  • IR Photography
  • Fragaria × ananassa
  • Garden Strawberry

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DIR5820.RAF
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
4256px x 2848px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Market Harborough
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
Yes
Copyright Notice:
© 2013 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1160 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Fujifilm IS Pro
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
50mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
75mm
Metering Mode:
Spot
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Unknown
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon EL-Nikkor 50mm F2.8 N
Filters used:
  • Hitech 85 Infrared
Additional Optics used:
  • 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
Setup:
Tripod, geared head, focusing rail
Vivitar 283 flash through small diffusion panel from above

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
Post Processing:

Split toning in ACR