THE SILHOUETTE FROM THE TEASEL WEED PLANT SUNBURST It had been a beautiful

It had been a beautiful spring morning at Wildflower Lake with cool crisp air and excellent lighting to photograph the lake and some of the wildlife

Just because it is overcast and gloomy

The early morning sunlight shines bright on this common milkweed flower in Northern Illinois

The early morning sunlight shines bright on these Joe-Pye Weed flowers at Wildflower Park

THE SILHOUETTE FROM THE TEASEL WEED PLANT SUNBURST It had been a beautifulI 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 a teasel weed plant is being backlit by the soft filtered summer sunlight at Wildflower Park. (510 40)