[Leica] Flowers in Ultra-Violet

[imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)]

These images have wonderful density (thickness) weight - I don't  
quite know what word to use. The flowers almost feel as if they're  
some sort of metallic alloy or something heavy and hard - unflower  
like. Does anyone else feel this?

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george@imagist.com

On Dec 15, 2006, at 3:45 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote:


> The flowers were exposed with Ultra-Violet light from a black light  
> in an otherwise totally dark room.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/UV/UV_1.jpg.html>
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/UV/UV_2.jpg.html>
>
> Please comment on what you think.
>
> The camera was a D2X at 20 sec exposure
> Lens an El-Nikkor 105mm f5.6  at f11 mounted in a Nikon PB4 bellows  
> with a homemade F to LTM adapter
> Focus was in incandescent light.
> Exposure black light only, using a hot mirror filter and a B+H 403  
> UV bandpass filter.
>
> No attempt was made to color correct. The 403 filter is a nearly  
> black, red filter.
>
> I tried the same setup using a D200 and even with a 6 stop exposure  
> increase no image was produced.  Totally black.
>
> As a retired engineer I can't stop experimenting. I just think it's  
> fun. Hope you enjoy it.
>
> Len
>