{"id":10114,"date":"2016-10-24T04:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?p=10114"},"modified":"2023-04-03T19:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T00:38:31","slug":"texas-gayfeather-closeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/texas-gayfeather-closeup\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Gayfeather Closeup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I captured this Texas Gayfeather at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center earlier this month. This is one of my favorite flowers. I really like the colors and the shape. The flowers are in full bloom from August through October.\u00a0There are quite a few different species of Gayfeathers growing across Texas.\u00a0Their tall, unbranching spikes start green, then erupt with many small, purple flowers, followed by browning as they dry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10111\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928-lbj-wildflower-center-al1-edit-edit.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10111\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/texas-gayfeather-closeup\/texas-gayfeather-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928-lbj-wildflower-center-al1-edit-edit-e1477251462892.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Terry B. Kahler&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7RM2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Texas Gayfeather&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1475052526&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Terry B. Kahler 2016&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;90&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Texas Gayfeather (Liatris punctata var. mucronata) photographed at the LBJ Wildflower Center in the fall of 2016.&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Texas Gayfeather\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Texas Gayfeather (Liatris punctata var. mucronata) photographed at the LBJ Wildflower Center in the fall of 2016.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Texas Gayfeather&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928-lbj-wildflower-center-al1-edit-edit-e1477251462892-500x750.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928-lbj-wildflower-center-al1-edit-edit-e1477251462892.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-10111 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928-lbj-wildflower-center-al1-edit-edit-e1477251462892.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Gayfeather\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928-lbj-wildflower-center-al1-edit-edit-e1477251462892.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928-lbj-wildflower-center-al1-edit-edit-e1477251462892-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928-lbj-wildflower-center-al1-edit-edit-e1477251462892-333x500.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Texas Gayfeather<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This image was taken with my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/sony-alpha-a7r-ii\/\">Sony A7R II Digital Camera<\/a>\u00a0using my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/sony-fe-90mm-f2-8-macro-g-oss-lens\/\">Sony 90mm f\/2.8 Macro Lens<\/a>. The camera was set on Aperture Priority\u00a0mode with the aperture set at f\/8, shutter speed at 1\/40th of a second and the ISO set at 400. I used only natural light to light the subject. I captured six\u00a0images and brought them together into a single image using Photoshop and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/focus-stacking\/\">focus stacking<\/a> technique. I finalized the image in Lightroom and Nik Color Efex Pro.<\/p>\n<p>You can access the datasheet for this flower by <a href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/texas-gayfeather\/\">clicking here<\/a> or access my Texas Wildflower database by <a href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/texas-wildflower-species\/\">clicking here<\/a>. You can also view my favorite Texas Wildflower photographs by <a href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/texas-wildflowers\/\">clicking here<\/a>. Please use the section below to post your comments, questions, or suggestions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/spider-spider-on-the-flower\/t-kahler-logo-white-no-c-mini\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1490323340853.png\" data-orig-size=\"177,49\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"T Kahler Signature\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1490323340853.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1490323340853.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1996 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1438517270490.png\" alt=\"T. 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