ILLUMINATING THE CONEFLOWERS Size:13x19 FINE ART PAPER Normally I would use a

Normally I would use a wider angle lens but

Some false sunflowers appeared and were in perfect condition so

With this type of atmosphere

I 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

After having a snow storm pass through in the morning hours of November 11

ILLUMINATING THE CONEFLOWERS Size:13x19 FINE ART PAPER Normally I would use aThe forecast was to be another sunny beautiful day so, I left the house around 4: 30 am and headed to the Burnidge Forest Preserve. The previous days I scouted out a few areas to photograph the wildflowers and the Burnidge Forest Preserve had plenty to photograph so, I made that my priority today. I knew where in the preserve I wanted to go to photograph the wildflowers because, there were an abundance of them. It wasn't long before I reached the area