Remains of a Liatris colony

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Here’s a better look at a colony of Liatris mucronata, called gayfeather and blazing-star, in its own right as it was drying out on the Blackland Prairie in northeast Austin on November 20. For me this has the feel of an old sepia-toned or split-tone black and white photograph, yet it’s a straightforward color image with nothing but normal processing.

© 2012 Steven Schwartzman