A SUMMER PRAIRIE SUNRISE FROM THE PARK EXNER MARSH NATURE PRESERVE I started to look for

I started to look for patterns with color and found many cloud subjects to choose from

sow thistle and behind the cup plants in the distance

I was thinking where I would photograph the sunrise and thought that the bridge over a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River and the peachleaf willow tree would be a good place to set up the tripod

wildflower lake and the colorful sunrise

A SUMMER PRAIRIE SUNRISE FROM THE PARK EXNER MARSH NATURE PRESERVE I started to look forIt was to be another beautiful morning and with that, I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park. I was looking to photograph the wildflowers and sunrise on this day in the park. I didn't have far to hike to reach the west end of the park where there was an abundance of wildflowers. With the colors of the sunrise appearing just before the sun touched the horizon, I quickly composed