A COOL MISTY SUMMER SUNRISE FROM THE PRESERVE WILDFLOWER PARK I had been photographing the

I had been photographing the common loons for a few days and on this particular morning I was hoping one or two of the loons would come closer to the banks of the lake then they had the previous days

I had to wait about a half hour for the sunlight to shine through this spectacular and majestic scene

I looked for more subjects nearby as the colors were still strong and beautiful

The fog has an ethereal feeling about it and photographing it in black and white really brings out that feeling

A COOL MISTY SUMMER SUNRISE FROM THE PRESERVE WILDFLOWER PARK I had been photographing theThis July morning started out like most other recent mornings with cool temperatures that brought mist to the low lying landscape here in Northern Illinois. I decided to photograph the sunrise and some of the wildflowers at Burnidge Forest Preserve this morning. I arrived at the trailhead with plenty of time before the colors of the sunrise would dominate the sky. I came to a clearing with a few wildflowers in bloom and thought this would be a nice