WDR 2 "Bienen live" - "Bees live" program with simulated bee vision video/images

Today about a program developed and aired by German TV and radio station WDR 2 streaming the life of three bee hives to the public and especially to kids, named "Bienen live" ("bees live").

In there will be some of my human and simulated bee vision images / videos in it to demonstrate how different bees see the world, able to see patterns which only exist in ultraviolet (UV) light, invisible for us humans.

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Taraxacum in human vision (VIS):
 

Taraxacum in simulated bee vision (BV):
 

Caltha palustris in human vision (VIS):
 

Caltha palustris in simulated bee vision (BV):
 

Human vision and simulated bee vision BV HDTV videos shot in parallel of a Rudbeckia fulgida ("Black Eyed Susan") flower with pollinating bees:


All these shown flowers have a distinct UV reflection "bulls eye" pattern, its petals have a quite UV dark center (visible as green in simulated bee vision) and the outside part is quite UV bright around 365nm (visible as bright yellow in sim. bee vision). All this gets nicely visible in the photographs as well as in the HDTV videos.

 
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

Black-Eyed-Susan - Rudbeckia fulgida: HDTV video in human vision and simulated bee vision

Today video shots of a famous "UV-flower" Black-Eyed-Susan - Rudbeckia fulgida in human and simulated bee vision. All shots were done at f5.6 in visual  videography and using my XBV filter for simulated bee vision. Lens was a UV-Nikkor 105mm quartz fluorite lens. Light source was sunlight.

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Human vision (VIS):
 

Simulated bee vision (BV):
 

And now VIS and BV HDTV videos shot in parallel of a selected flower with pollinating bees:
Black-Eyed-Susans have a distinct UV reflection "bulls eye" pattern, its petals have a quite UV dark center (visible as green in simulated bee vision) and the outside part is quite UV bright around 365nm (visible as bright yellow in sim. bee vision). All this gets nicely visible, also in simulated bee vision as well as in the HDTV videos.

I have written about that flower before HERE
 
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

[UV] BBC How to Grow a Planet - The Hidden World of UV (III)

I had previously announced here my contribution to the BBC2 new three episode series "How to Grow a Planet" (renamed from "Green Planet") which will be presented by Professor Iain Stewart.

So Episode 2 "The Power of Flowers" will be broadcast at 9pm GMT on BBC2 (and BBC HD) on Tuesdays 14 February 2012 in the UK (and the following Friday in Scotland at the same time) and a bit later will also be visible through BBC's iPlayer.



Beware: It is only permissible to play this clip, if you are located in England, Scotland or Ireland

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

[UV] How flowers stand out in UV - ultraviolet HDTV video

Today more about UV videos, here a video shot at Hermannshof Park, Weinheim, Germany. It shows how flower found a way during evolution to really makes them stand out in UV.

This video here also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video:

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

[UV] foraging bee on Campanula - ultraviolet HDTV video

Today more about UV videos, here shots from Hermannshof Park, Weinheim, Germany of a Campanula persicifolia flower. This flower exhibit a long wave UV reflection and very light UV pattern, in blue/violet color corresponding to a about 395nm UV reflection (cf my false color UV palette), which gets nicely visible in this HDTV video.

This video here also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video of Campanula:

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

[UV] foraging bee on Malva - ultraviolet HDTV video

Today more about UV videos, here shots from Hermannshof park of a Malva moschata flower. This flower exhibit a long wave UV reflection and very light UV pattern, in blue/violet color corresponding to a about 390nm UV reflection (cf my false color UV palette), which gets nicely visible in this HDTV video.

This video here also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video of Malva:

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

[UV] Ant on Zinnia with deep UV reflection - ultraviolet HDTV video

Today more about UV videos, here shots from Hermannshof park of Zinnia flowers from Mexico. This flower exhibits a very prominent and very deep into UV reaching bullseye pattern, here represented by green - yellow colors corresponding to a 340 - 360nm UV reflection (cf my false color UV palette), which gets nicely visible in this HDTV video.

This video here also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video of deep UV reflecting Zinnia with ant:

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

[UV] Foraging bees on Echinops - ultraviolet HDTV video

Today more about UV videos, here shots from Hermannshof park of a Echinops flower. This flower exhibit only a long wave UV reflection and very light UV pattern, in blue/violet color corresponding to a about 390nm reflection (cf my false color UV palette), which gets nicely visible in this HDTV video.

This video here also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video of Echinops:

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

[UV] Helianthus tuberosus and foraging bee - ultraviolet video

Today more about UV videos, here shots from Hermannshof park of a Helianthus tuberosus flower. These flowers exhibit a quite prominent bullseye pattern, in yellow colors corresponding to a 360nm UV reflection (cf my false color UV palette), which gets nicely visible in this HDTV video.

This video here also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video of Helianthus tuberosus:

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

[UV] Gaillardia with foraging Bumble Bee - ultraviolet HDTV video

Today more about UV videos, here shots from Hermannshof park of a Gaillardia aristata flower. These flowers exhibit a hidden, but very prominent bullseye pattern, in yellow colors corresponding to an about 360 - 370nm UV reflection (cf my false color UV palette), which gets nicely visible in this HDTV video.

This video here also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video of Gaillardia:

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

[UV] Zinnia with deep UV reflection pattern - ultraviolet HDTV video

Today more about UV videos, here shots from Hermannshof park of Zinnia flowers from Mexico (I published about them here earlier). These flowers exhibit a very prominent and very deep into UV reaching bullseye pattern, here represented by green - yellow colors corresponding to an about 340 - 360nm UV reflection (cf my false color UV palette), which gets nicely visible in this HDTV video.

This video here also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video of deep UV reflecting Zinnias:

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

[UV] Foraging bee on Zinnia flower in UV - ultraviolet HDTV video

Today more about UV videos, here shots from Hermannshof park of a foraging bee on a Zinnia flower from Mexico (I published about them here earlier. This flower exhibits a very prominent and deep into UV reaching bullseye pattern with some grayish reflection, corresponding to an about 370nm UV reflection (cf my standardized false UV color palette), which gets nicely visible in this HDTV video.

This video here also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video with foraging bee on a Zinnia:

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

[UV] Fly and Bumble Bee on Rudbeckia flower - ultraviolet HDTV video

Today more about UV videos, again using a Rudbeckia fulgida flower, but this time with two guests, an inspecting fly and a foraging Bumble Bee. This flower exhibit a very prominent UV bullseye pattern, which gets nicely visible in this HDTV video; before I had shown UV video snippets in May 2009 as a preparation for the filming of BBC's "Richard Hammonds Invisible Worlds".
These videos here also use my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video with Fly on Rudbeckia:
UV video with Bumble Bee on Rudbeckia:


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

[UV] street scene in reflected UV ultraviolet - HDTV video

Today again about UV videos, which I had already presented here and much earlier in May 2009 here. This here is a street scene as seen from my balcony in reflected ultraviolet light (320-390nm). The houses show interesting UV reflections, which I would like to present here in HDTV video form.

This video also uses my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV video:




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

[UV] Rudbeckia flower - reflected UV ultraviolet HDTV video

Today about UV videos, here using a Rudbeckia fulgida and R. hirta as examples. These flowers exhibit a very prominent UV bullseye pattern, which I would like to present here as a HDTV video; before I had shown UV video snippets in May 2009 as a preparation for the filming of BBC's "Richard Hammonds Invisible Worlds".

These videos here also use my Standardized false UV color normal + high intensity palette:



UV videos:




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

Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds out now as DVD and Blue-Ray

The DVD and also Blue-Ray is out now and available from stock at amazon.co.uk here:

Blue Ray at amazon.co.uk 

DVD at amazon.co.uk

(C) BBC + amazon.co.uk

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

Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds Episode 3 March 30, 9pm GMT on BBC One

BBC London has published more on the forthcoming series "Invisible Worlds".

Episode 3 , the last one, will be "Off the Scale" about things way to huge or way to little for us to see with the unaided eye.

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

My UV shots on BBC's "Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds" Episode 2

These are my still images BBC had chosen for their production of episode 2 of "Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds". These are some of my earliest works which must have impressed them the most. Here again for your viewing pleasure ....

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Sanvitalia ("Creeping Zinnia") in VIS + UV:





Rudbeckia ("Black eyed Susan") in VIS + UV:





Petunia in VIS + UV:





Potentilla recta ("Sulfur ´Cinquefoil") in VIS + UV:

Well, of course I feel honored that they gave me a chance to show my work, thus allowing the viewers of that series to understand, that there is so much more (beauty) beyond our very limited visual range!

Further on the technical side to contribute to the HDTV filming by finding suitable UV sensitive HDTV-cameras and suitable light sources, plus later then using my special lenses + filters for the actual filming of the scenes. That was all a great challenge but big fun working with such a professional team!

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

Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds, Episode 2 on BBC iPlayer

BBC London has published now the second episode of "Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds" on iPlayer and also on BBC HD for viewing.

Here the link to the video only viewable in the UK unfortunately. If you are on a server in the UK and you're away from home, you could of course use your Virtual Private Network (VPN) to watch, so you won't miss it...

This is the link to the HDTV version of it.

That second episode leads us to the world of ultraviolet light (where I have contributed), infrared and to the stars.

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

Richard Hammond's "Invisible Worlds" Episode 1 on BBC iPlayer

BBC London has published now the first episode of "Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds" on iPlayer and also on BBC HD for best HDTV viewing.

Here the link to the video only viewable in the UK unfortunately. If you are on a server in the UK and you're away from home, you could of course use your Virtual Private Network (VPN) to watch, so you won't miss it...

I was amazed how well the production was made and the topics which have been carefully selected.

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