Tulipa kaufmanniana 'Chopin' [Waterlily Tulip]

[Andrea B.]

Blum, A.G. (2016) Tulipa kaufmanniana 'Chopin' Regel (Liliaceae) Waterlily Tulip. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet, visible and infrared light. http://www.ultraviol...n-chopin-tulip/

 

Middletown, New Jersey, USA

27 April 2009

Cultivar in home garden

 

Comment: This tulip has reappeared in my garden for about 15 years now. In the UV, tulip foliage is moderately UV-reflective as is the Iris foliage in the background of these photos.

 

Equipment [Nikon D200-broadband + Novoflex 35mm f/3.5 Noflexar]

 

Visible Light [f/3.5 for 1/2000" @ ISO-400 in Sunlight with Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

^{I had no colour profiles for this so the greens seem a little harsh to me.}

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/8 for 1/1.5" @ ISO-400 in Sunlight with Baader UV-Pass Filter]

 

Infrared Light [f/3.5 for 1/2000" @ ISO-400 in Sunlight with Hoya 072 IR-Pass Filter]