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Cardamine pratensis [Cuckooflower]: Another Example


Andrea B.

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Blum, A.G. (2016) Another Example of Cardamine pratensis L. (Brassicaceae) Cuckooflower. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet and visible light. http://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/index.php/topic/1838-cardamine-pratensis-cuckooflower-another-example/

 

Prabay House, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, United Kingdom

05 May 2016

Wildflower

 

Synonyms:

  • Lady's Smock
  • Flùr na Cuthaig (Gaelic)

Comment: The Cuckooflower enjoys a damp spring habitat. It is primarily UV-absorbent with a hint of iridescence and having UV-dark stamens and style. I heard Cuckoos calling for the first time in the Scottish woodlands.

Rørslett (2013) first showed C. pratensis in ultraviolet(1).

 

Reference:

1. Rørslett, B. (2013) Cardamine pratensis L. (Brassicaceae) Cuckooflower. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. http://www.ultraviol...s-cuckooflower/

2. Scott, Michael (2011) Scottish Wild Flowers. Cuckooflower, page 163. Birlinn Limited, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

 

Equipment [sony a7R-broadband + Asahi 85/4.5 Ultra-Achromatic-Takumar]

 

Visible Light [f/8 for 1/250" @ ISO-64 with Onboard Flash and Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

cardaminePratensis_visSun_20160505backRdLewisIsleScotland_02001.jpg

 

Visible Light [f/8 for 1/13" @ ISO-64 in Sunlight with Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

Abaxial view.

cardaminePratensis_visSun_20160505backRdLewisIsleScotland_032pn.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/8 for 1/10" @ ISO-400 with SB-140 UV-Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

cardaminePratensis_uvBaadSB14_20160505backRdLewisIsleScotland_050pnpn01.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/8 for 1" @ ISO-400 with SB-140 UV-Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

cardaminePratensis_uvBaadSB14_20160505backRdLewisIsleScotland_0630101.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/8 for 1" @ ISO-400 with SB-140 UV-Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

Abaxial view.

cardaminePratensis_uvBaadSB14_20160505backRdLewisIsleScotland_066pn01.jpg

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Andy Perrin
I love this one. I was shooting some kind of Brassicae-type flower yesterday (probably horseradish) but I couldn't get this close. I love the silvery quality.
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These are excellent, Andrea.

 

Yes, in northern Europe we often hear the cuckoo at the same time of the year as C. pratensis blooms.

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Thank you both.

 

The Sony a7R is easier to focus for such close-work when focus peaking is turned off.

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