Dendrobium bellatulum is an orchid from low to moderate altitude mountain forests in southern Asia. It is an epiphyte with cane pseudobulbs and the flowers which emerge from leaf nodes on leafless stems are known to be fragrant.
Did you know that common garden snails glow when you shine the right kind of light on them? This is a process known as biofluorescence, the production of fluorescence by living things.
In this case, the snail was illuminated by a heavily filtered UV flashlight. The shell goes a creamy peach, and the flesh goes vibrant Hulk green.
Stunning Flowers Seen in Ultraviolet Light by Craig Burrows
Craig Burrows shows us flowers in an entirely new light. Literally. Photographing flowers with ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence, we are able to see blooms in a neon, otherworldly look.
Not all plants give off this ultraviolet light, but the ones that do look like they’re magical, giving an electric current of color and energy. Really fascinating and captivating shots, giving the plants…
Playing with different photo techniques can really make the colors in flowers pop. Craig Burrows works with ultraviolet (UV) photography to capture the brightness of flowers. The result is radiant images!
The plants were captured using a type of photography called UVIVF or “ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence.” It is a relatively unknown process which brings out the glowing fluorescence in plant matter through the use of high-intensity UV lights.
Ultraviolet Light Reveals Radiant Hidden Beauty of Flowers
By Margherita Cole on May 9, 2022
Artist Debora Lombardi shines a light on flowers in her new photo series—literally. The Italy-based designer and photographer uses ultraviolet light to capture the unseen beauty of these plants, revealing dazzling colors and patterns that are otherwise invisible during the daytime.
Lombardi began this project at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With just a few tools and plants collected from the condominium garden, she was able to tap into a new world. Since then, Lombardi has continued adding to the series, experimenting with customizations each time. “Ultraviolet induced visible fluorescence photography (UVIVF) is a technique that captures the fluorescence of flowers and plants hit by UV light—and which makes visible what is generally invisible to the naked eye,” she tells My Modern Met. “Photographing in this way reveals vivid, incandescent colors—a chromatic world not detected by human eyes, but that some animals (such as bees) can perceive.”
Each of these stunning photos utilizes a plain black background to emphasize the striking coloration of flowers. This simple composition is reminiscent of portrait photography. “I take my photos in a totally dark environment, illuminating the subject by a UV torch (of those usually used in crime scenes), with shutter speeds ranging from 10 to 30 seconds, and applying technical measures resulting from various experiments,” Lombardi adds. Her photo series was named a finialist in the World Photography Organization awards.
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Italy-based artist Debora Lombardi photographs flowers illuminated by ultraviolet light.