BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL RED composed the shot and began

composed the shot and began shooting this outstanding sunset at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

A beautiful misty morning sunrise is reflected onto Wildflower Lake with the silhouette of a paper birch tree standing picturesque during this spectacular spring morning at Wildflower Park

I was looking for some good wildflower composition to photograph with the sunrise and came upon this scene of eastern daisy fleabane

The Yellow Coneflower is a perennial plant that reaches about 4 ft tall and is very common to the prairies

A beautiful misty morning sunrise brightens up the colors of the park on this spring day

BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL RED composed the shot and beganAfter 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