MORNING SILHOUETTE GIANT RAGWEED (AMBROSIA TRIFIDA) I wanted to have a

I wanted to have a shallow depth of field to have the flowers stand out but

Walking the path just past the wildflowers I photographed

the colors of the sky begin to shift from the cool tones of pinks

You can usually get some pretty dramatic looking cloud patterns from the thunderstorms and that was my hope this morning

oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest in Northern Illinois

MORNING SILHOUETTE GIANT RAGWEED (AMBROSIA TRIFIDA) I wanted to have aA 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. (488 13)