BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL RED passing these oak trees at

passing these oak trees at Wildflower Park

After photographing the colorful sunrise at the lake with dramatic clouds

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

The wildflowers this year were beautiful

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

BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL RED passing these oak trees atAfter 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