Bee vision

Today it is again about Bee Vision. The buttercups are in full blossom here and these flowers show some very prominent UV pattern which is completely invisible to the eye, so I took some shots to demonstrate that: These first two images are the visual and the reflected ultraviolet (310 ... 390nm) shot: This following image now combines the visible and UV shot into a synthesized "Bee Vision Image" and is the non-linear color mapping into our human color space. UV, which a bee can see is…

Flowers in Australia evolved their bright colours to attract native bees, according to new research.

A Rudbeckia meadow in full bloom, human, butterfly (tetrachromatic) and bee (trichromatic) vision shot using my one-shot XBV2 filter. [click on image to see a larger one] Human vision: Simulated Butterfly vision: Simulated Bee vision: 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

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Here a few of my works, which will be on exhibit soon and also available as large format prints, just some "eye candy" for the nice readers here I thought. Please be fair, respect my work and do not download or distribute those around. I don't mind linking, if proper credit is given to me as is visible in each image, but do ask me first please. These comprise some 10 years of intense work to make visible the beauty around us, even if it is invisible to our human eyes. All colors shown are…

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