Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm) flower
Description
- Title:
- Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm) flower
- Caption / Description:
-
Close-up photo of a Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) flower. The small white flowers measure around 5 mm across and contain relatively large amounts of nectar, making them popular with bees.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Lamiales
- Lamiaceae
- Mints
- Melissa
- Melissa officinalis
- Lemon Balm
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DIR0264.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:
- 1⁄160 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:
- Auto
- Light Source:
- Unknown
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Nikon EL-Nikkor 50mm F2.8 N
- Filters used:
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- B+W 486 UV IR Cut MRC
- Additional Optics used:
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- Kenko DG Extension Tubes 20mm
- 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
- M39 - 52 reversing ring
- Setup:
- Tripod, Geared head, Focusing rail
Plamp used to stop flower blowing about in wind
Vivitar 283 flash with flash bender used for lighting, aimed at background with just edge of bounced light hitting the flower
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing: