ENJOYING MY TIME WITH THE LOONS Size:10X15 METAL PRINT which was the west side

which was the west side and a beautiful sunrise to photograph

I like photographing the landscape in black and white

It was worth the hike and patience to capture this majestic landscape

False sunflowers are abundant on this prairie landscape scene at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

ENJOYING MY TIME WITH THE LOONS Size:10X15 METAL PRINT which was the west sideI 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