BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL BEEBALM (MONARDA DIDYMA) False sunflowers were the dominant

False sunflowers were the dominant flower with blue vervain

An eastern chipmunk climbs out of its home pausing for a moment to assess the area for danger on this beautiful spring morning at Wildflower Park

I had been photographing the wildflowers and sunrise for about forty five minutes now when this scene unfolded

A beautiful spring sunrise illuminates this scene along the south fork Kishwaukee River as a male mallard duck swims close by

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

BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL BEEBALM (MONARDA DIDYMA) False sunflowers were the dominantAfter photographing the beautiful spring sunrise at Wildflower Lake, I continued on along the trail at Wildflower Park where the early morning sun was still low to the horizon. I was looking for some subjects to photograph along the trail with the sun illuminating those subjects when I came upon this Kentucky coffee tree being backlit with an orange glow from the morning sun. When photographing into the sun, these types of shots are a little tricky