{"id":9229,"date":"2025-01-01T16:59:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T16:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9229"},"modified":"2025-01-01T16:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T16:59:37","slug":"christmas-cactus-uv-fluorescence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9229","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Cactus UV Fluorescence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this post I am showing a flower of a Christmas Cactus houseplant in Ultra-Violet fluorescence. This plant wasn&#8217;t particularly interesting in UV fluorescence but when blended with the daylight version produced some interesting colours. First, using a comparison slider, I show the daylight and fluorescent versions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-compare-viewer\" ><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12883r1-aligned-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12883r1-aligned-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12883r1-aligned-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12883r1-aligned-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12883r1-aligned-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12883r1-aligned.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas cactus in Daylight lighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1-aligned-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1-aligned-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1-aligned-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1-aligned-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1-aligned-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1-aligned.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas cactus in UV fluorescence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These next two image pairs show different blending modes using the comparison slider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-compare-viewer\" ><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas cactus blend 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-2-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas cactus blend 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-compare-viewer\" ><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-3-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas cactus blend 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-4-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-4-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/F24_12881-2r1883-blend-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas cactus blend 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I might have another go when they are back in flower, possibly choosing some with other flower colours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post I am showing a flower of a Christmas Cactus houseplant in Ultra-Violet fluorescence. This plant wasn&#8217;t particularly interesting in UV fluorescence but when blended with the daylight version produced some interesting colours. First, using a comparison slider, I show the daylight and fluorescent versions: These next two image pairs show different blending &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9229\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Christmas Cactus UV Fluorescence&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,19,141,9,129,117,3,128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-before-after","category-close-up","category-comparison-slider","category-flowers","category-fluorescence","category-house-plants","category-photography","category-ultra-violet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9229"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9238,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9229\/revisions\/9238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}