Gaillardia "Summerwind"

Well, I found a previously unknown (to me), pure yellow species of Gaillardia. Since that type of flower showed so many surprising aspects, I wanted to see what this new one hides from the human eye....

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This now is the visual appearance as we humans are used to see:



The tetrachromatic image ("butterfly" shot) (UV+B+G+R) using XBV2 filter:



The trichromatic image ("bee vision" shot) (UV+B+G) using XBV2 filter:



This is the UV induced fluorescence shot using XCUT2 filter:



and this the reflected UV shot using XUVIR filter:



Well, also that flower shows some surprising properties ...

Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...

More info on this very interesting field may be found on my site http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos

Gaillardia - trichromatic bee vision

This is about an interesting find, when I was wondering around in parks taking shots using my "bee vision" filter XBV2. I know that prominent "Gaillardia" flower since I was a kid, but I never thought that it would exhibit some prominent UV pattern - but it does! Have alook at my results, before we discuss that:

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VIS shot:


simulated tetrachromatic vision ("butterfly vision" shot) (UV+B+G+R) using XBV2 filter:


simulated trichromatic vision ("bee vision" shot) (UV+B+G) using XBV2 filter:


I found it especially fascinating, that the red part of that prominent Gaillardia pattern has a very strong UV reflectance, accompanied by a prominent pattern the petal tips exhibits (UV+Green) so as to generate that "heliport landing spot" pattern. Is it just a coincidence that the pollen exhibits the very same color (and do I see some fluorescence there - to make the pollen look even brighter??)

Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...

More info on this very interesting field may be found on my site http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos