A SUMMER PRAIRIE SUNRISE FROM THE PARK EXNER MARSH NATURE PRESERVE The early morning sunlight illuminates

The early morning sunlight illuminates these beautiful bouquets of swamp milkweed flowers at Wildflower Park

I started to look for patterns with color and found many cloud subjects to choose from

I was thinking where I would photograph the sunrise and thought that the bridge over a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River and the peachleaf willow tree would be a good place to set up the tripod

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A SUMMER PRAIRIE SUNRISE FROM THE PARK EXNER MARSH NATURE PRESERVE The early morning sunlight illuminatesIt was to be another beautiful morning and with that, I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park. I was looking to photograph the wildflowers and sunrise on this day in the park. I didn't have far to hike to reach the west end of the park where there was an abundance of wildflowers. With the colors of the sunrise appearing just before the sun touched the horizon, I quickly composed