Cerastium fontanum (Common mouse-ear chickweed) flower [UV]

Cerastium fontanum (Common mouse-ear chickweed) flower [UV]

Description

Title:
Cerastium fontanum (Common mouse-ear chickweed) flower [UV]
Caption / Description:

Ultraviolet photo of a Cerastium fontanum (Common mouse-ear chickweed) flower and flower buds. The flower has very visible UV markings on the petals, being darker around the base of the petals and lighter at the tips. It is thought these markings, only visible in ultraviolet may help insects (that can see UV light) hone in on the centre of the flower.

The sexual parts of the flower (at the centre) all appear much darker in ultraviolet than they do in visible light.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Caryophyllales
  • Ultraviolet
  • UV Photography
  • Caryophyllaceae
  • Pinks
  • Cerastium
  • Mouse-ear chickweed
  • Cerastium fontanum
  • Common mouse-ear chickweed

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
DSCF0367a.psd
Event:
Rating:
☆☆☆
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
4896px x 3264px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Marston Trussell
Province/State:
Northamptonshire
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:
© 2015 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1⁄125 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Fujifilm X-M1
ISO:
800
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
50mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
75mm
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Daylight
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon EL-Nikkor 50mm F2.8 N
Filters used:
  • Baader U
Additional Optics used:
  • 17mm-31mm M42 Focusing helicoid
  • Pixco M42-FX/M
Setup:
Benro C-428 tripod
Manfrotto 410 Junior geared head
Cheap focusing rail
Full spectrum modified Vivitar 283 flash fired at full power, triggered by radio trigger.

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
  • Adobe Photoshop 2014
Post Processing:

White balance adjusted in ACR
Colours modified in PS CC using channel mixer and RGB curves