A PEACEFUL MOMENT AT THE LAKE Size:10X15 METAL PRINT I set up my tripod

I set up my tripod

I enjoy photographing this tree

I had my eyes in the view finder of my Nikon camera using my 300mm f4

I left the house wanting to photograph a colorful sunrise

approaching this oak tree at Wildflower Park

A PEACEFUL MOMENT AT THE LAKE Size:10X15 METAL PRINT I set up my tripodI was up by 4: 00 am to catch the sunrise at Wildflower Lake and at the trailhead by 4: 30 am. Before reaching the lake, I stopped by the bridge that crosses over the South Fork Kishwaukee River and photographed the bridge during the blue hour as I had plenty of time to reach the lake before the sun would rise. It was breezy this morning so, I didn't plan on doing any close up photography of the wildflowers in the area. After snapping off a few images