Osteospermum ecklonis flower [UV]
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Description
- Title:
- Osteospermum ecklonis flower [UV]
- Caption / Description:
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Top-down view of an Osteospermum ecklonis flower in ultraviolet. The centre of the flower appears much darker in ultraviolet, being bright yellow in visible light.
The flower does not have any UV nectar guides though. A nectar guide is a hidden UV pattern present in some flowers that aids bees in finding the centre of the flower.
The flower is also known as Cape marguerite, Van Staden's River daisy, Sundays River daisy, white daisy bush, blue-and-white daisy bush, and is native to South Africa.
There are numerous cultivars, this particular one features white petals with a slight purple tinge, being darker purple around the base. The centre of the flower is yellow and blue-purple.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Asteraceae
- Asterales
- Asters
- Compositae
- Daisies
- Sunflowers
- Osteospermum
- Osteospermum ecklonis
- Ultraviolet
- UV Photography
- African Daisy
- Cape marguerite
- Van Staden's River daisy
- Sundays River daisy
- White daisy bush
- Blue-and-white daisy bush
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DIR5781a.psd
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 2848px x 4256px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Adobe RGB (1998)
Location
- Location Created:
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- 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:
- 1⁄100 s
- Aperture:
- f/5.6
- Camera Model:
- Fujifilm IS Pro
- ISO:
- 320
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 75mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 118mm
- 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 75mm F4 N
- Filters used:
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- Baader U
- Additional Optics used:
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- Kenko DG Extension Tubes 12mm
- 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
- Setup:
- Tripod, geared head, focusing rail
2x full spectrum modified Vivitar 283 flashes
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Post Processing:
Channel mixer in PS CS5 used to modify colour