Gladiolus × hortulanus 'Priscilla' [IR]

Gladiolus × hortulanus 'Priscilla' [IR]

Description

Title:
Gladiolus × hortulanus 'Priscilla' [IR]
Caption / Description:

Infrared photograph of a Gladiolus plant (Priscilla cultivar) in flower.

Gladiolus × hortulanus 'Priscilla' has light pink flowers with darker pink edges and a pale yellow centre. The flowers are arranged on a tall flower spike, with flowers opening first at the bottom of the spike. As the newer flowers higher up the spike start to unfurl, the older flowers at the base of the spike start to die off.

In infrared light the flowers have no visible patterning. The foliage in the background also appears much brighter than it does in visible light.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Liliopsida
  • Monocotyledons
  • Asparagales
  • Iridaceae
  • Iris
  • Infrared
  • IR Photography
  • Gladiolus × hortulanus 'Priscilla'
  • Gladiolus
  • Gladioli
  • Sword Lily
  • Gladiolus × hortulanus
  • Garden Gladiolus

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DIR0019.RAF
Event:
Rating:
☆
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
2848px x 4256px
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:
1⁄160 s
Aperture:
f/4
Camera Model:
Fujifilm IS Pro
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
75mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
118mm
Metering Mode:
Spot
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Auto
Light Source:
Unknown
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon EL-Nikkor 75mm F4 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 for lighting flower, another Vivitar 283 flash on tripod for lighting background

Post Processing

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

Background darkened in ACR
Strong curves adjustment to increase contrast in ACR
Colour saturation increased in ACR