LIGHTING UP THE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE PANORAMIC IMAGE illuminating the plants just perfectly

illuminating the plants just perfectly

Cattails are being backlit by the early morning winter sun highlighting the fluff that will soon be blowing in the wind on this wetland prairie landscape scene at Wildflower park

An american robin takes a moment of rest upon a branch from feeding before continuing on its migration during the early spring

I could smell the beautiful sweet fragrance of the milkweed

LIGHTING UP THE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE PANORAMIC IMAGE illuminating the plants just perfectlyAfter photographing the colorful sunrise at the lake with dramatic clouds, it looked like it was now going to downpour and I headed back to the trailhead. I crossed over the South Fork Kishwaukee River and noticed the sunlight lighting up the clouds and the prairie landscape with a remarkable and beautiful light. I set up the tripod, camera, composed the prairie landscape with the clouds being illuminated and began photographing. (499 178)