FOGGY MORNING AMONG THE OAK TREES GREAT ANGELICA (ANGELICA ATROPURPUREA) composed the shot and began

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

A trio of red-breasted mergansers spend a few hours swimming around Wildflower Lake diving occasionally looking for a meal of fish before they move northward on their spring migration

purples and orange

I was thinking where I would photograph the sunrise and thought that the bridge over a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River and the peachleaf willow tree would be a good place to set up the tripod

The sun was just breaking the horizon and with the forest behind

FOGGY MORNING AMONG THE OAK TREES GREAT ANGELICA (ANGELICA ATROPURPUREA) composed the shot and beganI awakened to a heavy fog outside and was up and out the door before 5: 00 am to photograph the wildflowers. The fog was going to be around for a few more hours so photographing any kind of sunrise was out of the question. After photographing the wildflowers for a couple hours, the fog was still about and peaked my interest to find subjects that would help compliment the atmosphere that the fog brought to the landscape. With this type of atmosphere, I