WILDFLOWER SILHOUETTES Size:10X15 GALLERY WRAP oak and hophornbeam trees of

oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest in Northern Illinois

These are the kind of clouds that appear in the troposphere and are similar to stratus clouds in that they form a blanket

it kept this area shaded during the early morning hours

Cup plants grow abundantly around Wildflower Lake and throughout much of Wildflower Park

WILDFLOWER SILHOUETTES Size:10X15 GALLERY WRAP oak and hophornbeam trees ofI had been photographing the wildflowers and sunrise for about a half hour now when this scene unfolded. With the sun breaking the horizon just above the box elder trees that line the banks of Eakin Creek West, the sunlight illuminates the misty prairie landscape and colors the low lying mist with an orange tone. The silhouette of great angelica along with cup plants in the foreground are being backlit by the soft filtered summer sunlight at