SUMMER BEAUTY FROM THE PRAIRIE Size:20X30 METAL PRINT I set off from the

I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park

I set up my tripod and camera

A beautiful summer morning as these cattails are being perfectly illuminated giving them a pleasing look at Wildflower Park

I knew exactly where in the park to head to photograph the wildflowers

black-eyed susan can be seen on the west side of Wildflower Park

SUMMER BEAUTY FROM THE PRAIRIE Size:20X30 METAL PRINT I set off from theThe 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