Lee H. Rentz - PURPLE ASTER WITH RED SUN
For several years the American West has endured epic forest fires and the smoke that accompanies them. For this photograph I was near an old homestead in Dinosaur National Monument watching the sun grow redder with fire smoke as it neared the horizon. I had the idea of photographing one of the last autumn purple asters in front of the fire sun, and this was the result. I have a special fondness for purple asters: when my wife and I married some 50 years ago, we gathered wild asters as our wedding flowers on the morning of the event. She wore some in her hair and we passed them out to all the guests entering the wedding.
Location: Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, USA
Size: 16 X 16”
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This photograph is printed from a digital file on Japanese mulberry paper using pigmented ink. This is a thin paper with long fibers visibly running through the paper, which lends a fascinating texture and look to the presentation. It comes as an 11.5 x 11.5” print, mounted and matted (with a triple-thick white mat) to 16 x 16” using acid-free cotton boards. All materials are archival–designed to last for generations. This is a limited edition of 250 and a signed Certificate of Authenticity is provided.
