PAINTING RIPPLES ON THE SURFACE GRAY A majestic view of a

A majestic view of a summer sunrise while walking to Wildflower Lake in Northern Illinois

waited a couple more minutes until the colors really began to come alive and began photographing the sunrise at Wildflower Lake

I was able to get both of them as they momentarily pause from foraging in the forest at Wildflower Park

A serene summer sunrise presents itself over a quiet and still Wildflower Lake

I was looking for some good composition which included the movement of the water over rocks and the reflections of the box elder trees that line the banks of Eakin Creek West

PAINTING RIPPLES ON THE SURFACE GRAY A majestic view of aWatching a majestic sunrise as it is reflected onto Wildflower Lake with a mild breeze painting small ripples on the surface. (577 05)