DaveO Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Oldfield, D. 2014. Grevillea olivacea A.S. George (Proteaceae) Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. http://www.ultraviol...illea-olivacea/Maldon, Victoria, Australia9 June 2014Australian Native Wildflower as Garden Specimen CommentGrevillea olivacea is confined in the wild to a narrow coastal limestone belt from Jurien Bay to Coolimba in Western Australia. It was described in 1974 and has been widely grown for many years in many arboreta and private gardens. The flowers range in colour from yellow to red, orange or apricot forms. The images at 100% magnification show a mosquito hiding in the flowers. Visible Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/180 s @ f/16 ISO 200, B+W UV/IR Cut Filter. Image Reference: DO53158 Ultraviolet Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nikon SB-14 flash, 1/180s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter. Image Reference: DO53161 References:Olde, P. and Marriott, N., The Grevillea Book, 1995, Volume 3, p. 67 Atlas of Living Australia http://bie.ala.org.a...villea+olivacea Published 21 July 2014 Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I love it when critters show up in the flower photographs. Link to comment
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