Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra Pink' flower [IR]
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Description
- Title:
- Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra Pink' flower [IR]
- Caption / Description:
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Infrared photo of the flowers of a Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra Pink' plant. In infrared all the parts of the flower and the plant's leaves appear very similar in tone. The veining on the flower petals can just about be made out, but is very faint.
This contrasts quite strongly with the plant's appearance in visible light, where the leaves are significantly darker than the flower, and the petals are slightly darker than the bright white stigma at the centre of the flower.
Platycodon grandiflorus is commonly known as the balloon flower because of the way its flower buds swell up like a balloon before they open. The Astra Pink cultivar has light pink coloured petals in visible light. The five petals, which are joined at about half their length, form a star shape when the flower is fully opened.
At the centre of the flower is a five lobed stigma, surrounded by five stamens. In the flower in this photo the stamens are withered. The stamens mature before the stigma, in an effort to avoid self pollination.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Asterales
- Infrared
- IR Photography
- Campanulaceae
- Bellflower family
- Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra Pink'
- Platycodon
- Platycodon grandiflorus
- Balloon flower
- Korean bellflower
- Chinese bellflower
- Japanese bellflower
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- DSCF9718.RAF
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 3264px x 4896px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- 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:
- © 2015 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄160 s
- Aperture:
- f/8
- Camera Model:
- Fujifilm X-M1
- ISO:
- 200
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 75mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 118mm
- 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 75mm F4 N
- Filters used:
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- Hitech 85 Infrared
- Additional Optics used:
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- Pixco M42-FX/M
- Lensbaby Composer
- Setup:
- Tripod with geared head and focusing rail
Vivitar 283 flash for lighting
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing:
White balance modified, +10 saturation in ACR