{"id":14718,"date":"2019-03-15T00:01:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T05:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?p=14718"},"modified":"2023-04-06T18:40:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T23:40:03","slug":"gray-golden-aster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/gray-golden-aster\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray Golden Aster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings fellow photography lovers. Long time no post. Sorry about that. Things have been much busier than I expected. I think my retired claim is now in danger&#8230; Now that spring is around the corner it&#8217;s time to get things moving again. I thought I would start this year&#8217;s flower photos with a Gray Golden Aster (at least that&#8217;s what I think it is) that I photographed during my last trip to Big Bend NP in the fall of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The Gray Golden Aster (Heterotheca canescens) is also known as Hoary False Goldenaster. It is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family. It has been found in northern Mexico and in the Great Plains of the central United States.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14713\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-d-edit-edit.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14713\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/gray-golden-aster\/gray-golden-aster-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-d-edit-edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Terry B. Kahler&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Gray Golden Aster&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1542273076&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Terry B. Kahler 2018&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A Gray Golden Aster photographed in Big Bend National Park in the Fall of 2018.&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gray Golden Aster\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A Gray Golden Aster photographed in Big Bend National Park in the Fall of 2018.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gray Golden Aster&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-d-edit-edit-750x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-d-edit-edit.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14713\" src=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-d-edit-edit.jpg\" alt=\"Gray Golden Aster\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-d-edit-edit.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-d-edit-edit-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-d-edit-edit-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-d-edit-edit-930x620.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gray Golden Aster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This image was taken with my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/canon-eos-6d-mark-ii\/\">Canon EOS 6D Mark II<\/a>\u00a0using my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/canon-ef-100mm-macro\/\">Canon EF 100mm f\/2.8L Macro Lens<\/a>. The camera was set on Manual mode with the aperture set at f\/2.8, shutter speed at 1\/320th of a second and the ISO set at 100. I used a tripod for stability and my <a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/kirk-fr-2-focusing-rail\/\">Kirk Focusing Rail<\/a> to obtain 20 images which I brought together into one image using Photoshop and the focus stacking technique. I then finalized the image in Photoshop using Nik Color Efex Pro.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the profile for this flower by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/gray-golden-aster\/\">here<\/a> and my favorite Texas Wildflower photos by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/texas-wildflowers\/\">here<\/a>. Please use the section below to post your comments, questions or suggestions.<\/p>\n<p><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. Kahler Photography\" width=\"177\" height=\"49\" \/><br \/>\n\u00a9 2019 T. 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