TEXTURES AND PATTERNS FROM THE EARLY MORNING SNOW WINTER I decided to go off

I decided to go off trail to capture the sunlight as it penetrated through to the forest floor and illuminate the autumn colors of maple

I switched out my lens back to the 18-70mm from the 300mm

the sun was now breaking the horizon above the box elder trees

Crab apple trees are in full bloom as the morning sunlight illuminates the vibrant colors of their flowers with Wildflower Lake close behind at Wildflower Park

wildflower lake and the colorful sunrise

TEXTURES AND PATTERNS FROM THE EARLY MORNING SNOW WINTER I decided to go offThis January winter morning sunrise brought some incredible lighting of cool and soft looking colors around these elderberry bushes along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois. I like how the soft lighting brings out the textures of the patterns in the snow beneath the elderberry bushes. The temperature was an incredible 28F. (529 38)