PAUSING A MOMENT FROM FORAGING IN THE FOREST Size:13x19 FINE ART PAPER I like photographing the landscape

I like photographing the landscape in black and white

The colors of the sunrise shifts from the purples and pinks to the oranges as the spring sun breaks the horizon on this beautiful June morning in Northern Illinois

I had my eyes in the view finder of my Nikon camera using my 300mm f4

bench and South Fork Kishwaukee River

I set up my tripod and camera

PAUSING A MOMENT FROM FORAGING IN THE FOREST Size:13x19 FINE ART PAPER I like photographing the landscapeAs I make my way through this corridor of the park, I had been photographing the red bellied woodpeckers for awhile when this pair of downy woodpeckers came into view. I decided to follow the smaller downey's for awhile. While watching this pair, they were usually quick and could be elusive so I had to be also with the camera. It was interesting following them as one would fly off to a tree and the other would be right behind as they listen and peck