AN EARLY MORNING OUTING AT THE LAKE Size:16X24 METAL PRINT The colors of the sky

The colors of the sky shifted from the light colored oranges and purples to a deep orange as the sun came closer to touching the horizon

This July morning started out like most other recent mornings with cool temperatures that brought mist to the low lying landscape here in Northern Illinois

purples and orange as they are reflected onto the surface of Wildflower Lake with a mild breeze slowly moving across the lake in the distance leaving ripples of peace in its wake

I began photographing the wildflowers that consisted of false sunflowers

AN EARLY MORNING OUTING AT THE LAKE Size:16X24 METAL PRINT The colors of the skyI had been photographing the common loons for a few days and on this particular morning I was hoping one or two of the loons would come closer to the banks of the lake then they had the previous days. With this image, I had my eyes in the view finder of my Nikon camera using my 300mm f4. 0 lens on the tripod, checking out a loon when I lifted my head up and noticed this loon swimming just off shore checking me out. Excited that this was the shot I was