THE TALL OAKS AND THE COTTONWOOD TREES OF THE PARK BEAUTIFUL you might just notice the

you might just notice the monkey heads

but with a camera I could be so much more

I wasn't going to pass this shot up and quickly set up the tripod with camera attached and fired off one shot before the heron took flight

An early morning dusting of snow in Northern Illinois brings a beautiful winter scene to this prairie landscape along the South Fork Kishwaukee River with box elder trees standing precariously alongside the banks and some charismatic peachleaf willow trees off to the right at Wildflower Park

I was looking for some good composition which included the movement of the water over rocks and the reflections of the box elder trees that line the banks of Eakin Creek West

THE TALL OAKS AND THE COTTONWOOD TREES OF THE PARK BEAUTIFUL you might just notice theThe forecast this morning was for foggy conditions until late morning so, photographing any kind of sunrise was out of the question. I left the house before 5: am and after photographing the wildflowers for a couple hours, the fog was still about and peaked my interest to find subjects that would help compliment the atmosphere that the fog brought to the landscape. With this type of atmosphere, I like photographing the landscape in black and white.