A BEAUTIFUL MORNING TO WAKE UP TO BURNIDGE FOREST PRESERVE I decide to photograph silhouettes

I decide to photograph silhouettes of trees along with the landscape in black and white which adds a little more mystery and mood to the images

I began photographing the wildflowers that consisted of false sunflowers

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

once about every 30 seconds

A male wood duck is perched high up on a burr oak branch with the female not far from view on this beautiful spring morning at Wildflower Park

A BEAUTIFUL MORNING TO WAKE UP TO BURNIDGE FOREST PRESERVE I decide to photograph silhouettesThe forecast this July morning was to be mostly clear with cool temperatures and a mist hovering over the low lying areas. I thought it would be another beautiful and colorful sunrise so, I left the house wanting to photograph the beautiful wildflowers of the Park with a colorful sunrise. I knew where in the park that had an abundance of wildflowers, which was the west side and a beautiful sunrise to photograph. I reached the trailhead soon after