{"id":9154,"date":"2016-08-01T07:15:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T11:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=9154"},"modified":"2016-08-01T07:15:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T11:15:06","slug":"northern-blazing-star-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=9154","title":{"rendered":"Northern Blazing Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- This default template simple inserts each image with the correct width and height --><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC05916-2-1.jpg?resize=904%2C603\" width=\"904\" height=\"603\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Northern Blazing Star, Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area, W. Kennebunk Maine.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is an amazing show when the Northern Blazing Star are in full bloom on the Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area&#8230;as they will be in a few weeks&#8230;but this early, when there are only a few plants in bloom, I generally take better, closer, looks at this beautiful flower. And, of course, not so much a flower as a cluster of tiny flowers making up a thistle like head. In this shot you can appreciate the beauty of the individual flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Sony RX10iii at 600mm equivalent field of view. 1\/640th @ ISO 100 @ f4. 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