This story is probably more interesting than the photo. Do you see the ruffled edges on the petals? I’ve read that this is a pretty good indication of hybridization. This is on Dolly Sods, so certainly one parent is roseshell (prinophyllum). The other is likely flame (calendulaceum), though I have never seen flame on the front. There was no fragrance that I could detect.
50mm Zeiss Makro-Planar ZF.2, Sony A7II, Lr 5, Ps CS6.
I doubt this is a native. I have never seen yellow iris in the wild before. I found two patches of these growing along the Blackwater River in the refuge.
50mm Zeiss Makro-Planar ZF.2, Sony A7II, Lr 5, Ps CS6.
Another old hackberry among the younger, lesser, and in some cases invasive species. Celtis occidentalis at the Crossroads.
100-300 Zeiss Vario-Sonnar CY, Sony A72, Lr 5, Ps CS6.
This is another image I will have in the Light from the Furnace exhibit in Pittsburgh. Opening reception is this coming Friday, April 24, at Shaw Galleries on Liberty Avenue in the Pittsburgh theater district. I am one of five artists exhibiting. The show will be up until May 24, 2015.