SUMMER BEAUTY FROM THE PRAIRIE Size:20X30 METAL PRINT The cool morning colors of

The cool morning colors of pinks and purples gave way to warmer colors of oranges as the sun came closer to braking the horizon

I set up my tripod and camera

I reached the trailhead soon after leaving the house with camera gear in hand and it wasn't long before I started seeing the wildflowers along the lake which included cup plants

I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park

A beautiful summer morning as these cattails are being perfectly illuminated giving them a pleasing look at Wildflower Park

SUMMER BEAUTY FROM THE PRAIRIE Size:20X30 METAL PRINT The cool morning colors ofThe forecast was to be another sunny beautiful day so, I left the house around 4: 30 am and headed to the Burnidge Forest Preserve. The previous days I scouted out a few areas to photograph the wildflowers and the Burnidge Forest Preserve had plenty to photograph so, I made that my priority today. I knew where in the preserve I wanted to go to photograph the wildflowers because there were an abundance of them. It wasn't long before I reached the area