Copper beech leaves contre-jour, in Ham, Wiltshire
Introduction
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Copper beech leaves contre-jour, in Ham, Wiltshire
Image: © Edmund Shaw Taken: 29 Jun 2014
The leaves are dark purple, almost tending towards black, from the other side (see Image])- as very little light is reflected from the leaves. However, some light passes through the leaves - the green light not absorbed by the leaves and used in photosynthesis (which mainly uses the red and blue parts of the spectrum). With the sun less directly behind them, leaves become the coppery red seen in the background here.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.364572
Longitude
-1.527386