Narcissus cyclamineus 'Tête-à-tête' [UV]

Narcissus cyclamineus 'Tête-à-tête' [UV]

Description

Title:
Narcissus cyclamineus 'Tête-à-tête' [UV]
Caption / Description:

Ultraviolet photo of Narcissus cyclamineus 'Tête-à-tête' flowering amongst dead strawberry plant leaves. Narcissus cyclamineus is a dwarf daffodil, growing to a height of around 15 - 20 cm. The Tête-à-tête cultivar has slightly reflexed tepals and a corona (trumpet), both of which appear a bright yellow colour in visible light. Whereas in ultraviolet light the flower appears very dark.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Liliopsida
  • Monocotyledons
  • Asparagales
  • Amaryllidaceae
  • Amaryllis
  • Daffodil
  • Narcissus
  • Ultraviolet
  • UV Photography
  • Narcissus cyclamineus 'Tête-à-tête'
  • Narcissus cyclamineus
  • Cyclamen-flowered daffodil

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
DSCF2059.RAF
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:
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:
© 2015 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
0.5s
Aperture:
f/2.8
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:
Shade
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
Setup:
Camera on Gorilla-pod style mini tripod with small ballhead
Remote shutter release
Natural light with reflector below / in front of flowers to reflect light back up at the flowers. Combined with 2x full spectrum modified Vivitar 283 flashes firing on full power.

Post Processing

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