Ultraviolet and Infrared Photography - Leatherleaf Mahonia with fruit
In late spring, the pollinated flowers of this plant become little berries also known as Oregon Grapes. My bees were quite busy pollinating all of them, its an early bloomer so the bees were all over this plant.
These photos are my posts for #macrophotography
Camera Model | Lumix GH3, modified by LifePixel for Full Spectrum |
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Lens | Olympus MSC ED M. 60mm Macro lens |
Filter | B+W UV Black (403) Filter |
Aperture | f/3.5 |
Shutter Speed | 1/40 sec |
Film Speed | 200 |
Spectrum | Ultraviolet-A and Infrared (UVA and IR) |
Wavelength | 320 to 385 nm and 750 nanometers |
Location | North Georgia USA. |
I find the texture of these evergreen leaves to be more like cactus when seen in the ultraviolet and infrared spectrum's. Their surface appearing almost featureless. Just the outlines of this Holly's relitive.
The only part not reflecting infrared light was the base of the flower stalk, and the tips of the berries have a black dot on them.
Its fruit taste cranberry like, and I made a jam out of them after getting a tip from a follower on Steem told me about it.
Seeing the young leaves and old leaves in one shot, since they are evergreen and do not drop the old leaves a few years old are not reflecting infrared light as well as the young ones on top.
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I take pictures with a special camera. Its a Mirrorless DSLR that has been modified by Life Pixel to see light in other wavelengths. This allows my camera to see light in the Infrared [IR] around 1300 NM wavelength, through the visual spectrum and into the Ultraviolet A and B wavelengths roughly into the 300 NM wavelength.
I carry many filters on me to make the photos you see in my blog, these filters screw on my lens and help me isolate certain wavelengths for certain scenes. These filters can be IR / UV pass-through filters to assist me get a natural photo taking out the UV and IR light. Or I may use a Infrared pass-through filter capture just IR light. I can do the same with UV light as well, though I need some better filters which they can cost a few hundred dollars for true Ultraviolet pass through filters. So for right now I have B + W 403 bandpass filters that still allow some IR light in, due to their cheaper material.
There are also exotic glasses made of sapphire and germanium I am open to working with to replace my silica glass hot mirror with a material that allows even longer wavelengths of infrared to enter my cameras sensor. Special sensors, lenses and filters of that material would be needed as well, so it would be a big project but one that may give some even more unique photography results.
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beautiful photos
@o4wx thanks much
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Beautiful
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I always love your infrared shots not only for the photos but for the cool info you provide with them
@tattoodjay thanks alot, it's been quite an experience using it. And really happy others like to hear me talk about them.
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I really enjoy your posts and it does make me so tempted to diff my back up camera fo this, its still on my options lists for things to do or bu before i retire and have a tighter budget lO
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