TEXTURES AND PATTERNS FROM THE EARLY MORNING SNOW WINTER I focused on the individual

I focused on the individual wildflowers that were close to the trail

Crab apple trees are in full bloom as the morning sunlight illuminates the vibrant colors of their flowers with Wildflower Lake close behind at Wildflower Park

yellow coneflower and teasel weed

composed the prairie landscape with the clouds being illuminated and began photographing

TEXTURES AND PATTERNS FROM THE EARLY MORNING SNOW WINTER I focused on the individualThis January winter morning sunrise brought some incredible lighting of cool and soft looking colors around these elderberry bushes along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois. I like how the soft lighting brings out the textures of the patterns in the snow beneath the elderberry bushes. The temperature was an incredible 28F. (529 38)