Friday 24 May 2013

Forget me not flowers [Vis UV IR]

Wood Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica) flowers photographed using visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared light. The flower has a clear UV pattern (nectar guides), being darker near the centre than the edges. The old flowers appear much brighter than new flowers in ultraviolet.

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Yellow Pansy [Vis UV IR]

A Pansy (Viola tricolor) flower photographed in visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared light. There do not appear to be any UV visible nectar guides, but damage to the flower's petals is more obvious in UV. The markings around the centre of the flower are most prominent in visible light, but can still be seen in ultraviolet and infrared light as well.

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Red Gerbera flower [Vis UV IR]

Photos of a Gerbera cultivar taken with visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared light. This flower has red petals and a red centre when viewed in visible light.

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Chrysanthemum yellow quill flower [Vis UV IR]


Photos of a Chrysanthemum cultivar taken with visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared light. This flower has quill type tubular petals and appears yellow under visible light.

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Chrysanthemum cultivar white-yellow flower [Vis UV IR]


Photos of a Chrysanthemum cultivar taken with visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared light. Under visible light the flower has a yellow centre yellow-white petals.

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Chrysanthemum cultivar white with green edged petals [Vis UV IR]


Photos of a Chrysanthemum cultivar taken with visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared light. Under visible light the flower has a yellow centre and white petals with green edged tips.

This image is free for you to use and is licensed under the Creative Commons licence CC-BY-SA 3.0. If you use this image please credit Dave Kennard / www.davidkennardphotography.com.