Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Ultraviolet Fluorescence in Flowers, 1 by malusman

malusman wrote:
I was fiddling with Photoshop the other night, working on making my black and white images better when I unwittingly stumbled into something I found fascinating and thought I'd share. For those interested in the details, I've linked: http://www.naturfotograf.com/UV_flowers_list.html Makes for an interesting picture. Woodies don't seem do it as well as herbaceous plants but they still do it. Different plants display it differently also. Composite family members display it on the petals/sepals while Nymphaea flowers show it on reproductive parts. I guess it's to help fast moving bees to hone in on targets more easily. I don't have true UV images like at the link, it just sees that the camera captures the phenomenon but isn't apparent until desaturating the image.

Regards,
Ernie