[Leica] Flowers in Ultra-Violet

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Len:

Stunning photos!

When shooting infrared I have to focus on a different plane than I do 
for normal film. I take it then, that you don't find that ultra violet 
light has a different focus plane than incandescent light?

Jim

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