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ultraviolet bats

vacapinta — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:57:12 -0800

But who are we to know such things? What if what first appeared as a solid yellow flower was in fact a series of radiating stripes? Another prominent one here. This is the world of ultraviolet as photographed by Bjørn Rørslett, the world as it is seen by insects and... bats and other mammals?

By: dhruva

dhruva — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:21:09 -0800

My thesis is on something like this! (how some spiders use UV to mimic flowers and therefore trap insects). Cool post, vacapinta.

By: numlok

numlok — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:25:52 -0800

Yes, cool post! I've always been fascinated by this topic... It's interesting how our perception (especially sight) is such an integral function of how we define and relate to our world, yet it is so obviously subjective. Thanks for the link! num-

By: mediareport

mediareport — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:51:44 -0800

These are amazing, vacapinta. And I love the linked article about the toxicity to caterpillars of the same chemicals that attract UV-aware pollinators, which notes the natural insect control possibilities. Nice find.

By: LimePi

LimePi — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:55:01 -0800

this post reminds me of the Deprong Mori great stuff!

By: spaghetti

spaghetti — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:19:29 -0800

That Bjørn Rørslett stuff is so damn eerie. It looks like a world of nightmares where everything is familliar, but has never been seen before.

By: painquale

painquale — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:27:34 -0800

Awesome, awesome, awesome page. Thanks!

By: AlexReynolds

AlexReynolds — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:27:21 -0800

(Great post.)

By: Katemonkey

Katemonkey — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:48:54 -0800

There's something out of my nightmares...

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:05:47 -0800

Besides being an avid ultra-violet photographer, Bjørn also happens to have one of the most thorough, kick-ass Nikkor lens collections and evaluations anywhere on the Internet. For those of you who are real photo-buffs, you'll really appreciate how he hacked old Nikkor lenses to make them compatible with Matrix metering (including an f/1.1 monster), as well as a "homebuilt" 28mm Nikkor PC tilt-shift lens. The guy has been in my bookmarks for ages... thanks for giving me an excuse to dig around.

By: Doohickie

Doohickie — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:22:44 -0800

This is sooooo Discovery Channel reruns.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:29:20 -0800

Worth it if not just for the UV/IR tutorial. Thanks!

By: yoga

yoga — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:14:11 -0800

Cool! There's also some nice xray photos here.

By: GleepGlop

GleepGlop — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:40:51 -0800

so can i tweak my digital camcorder and walk around viewing the UV and IR spectrums?

By: carter

carter — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:08:12 -0800

Beautiful and fascinating, thanks!

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:53:17 -0800

Excellent post! Thank you.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:47:08 -0800

so can i tweak my digital camcorder and walk around viewing the UV and IR spectrums? Probably not UV. I think the shortness of the wavelengths of light involved require long exposures for traditional digicam CCDs to properly render.

By: lobakgo

lobakgo — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:42:51 -0800

Too cool! The flowers are nifty and I especially like the landscapes--really amazing. Thank you!

By: melissa may

melissa may — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:59:54 -0800

This is truly wonderful. Kudos to you, vacapinta, and thanks.

By: taz

taz — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 02:05:40 -0800

Thanks, vacapinta! I especially like the ones that have UV flouorescence, like the photos in the third position on this page, and this page.