BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL RED perhaps they just wanted a

perhaps they just wanted a height advantage to the creek in hopes of seeing prey below

I decide to photograph silhouettes and close-ups along with the landscape in black and white which adds a little more mystery and mood to the images

Using my nikkor 18-70mm f/3

composed the shot and began shooting this outstanding sunset at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL RED perhaps they just wanted aAfter photographing the beautiful spring sunrise at Wildflower Lake, I continued on along the trail at Wildflower Park where the early morning sun was still low to the horizon. I was looking for some subjects to photograph along the trail with the sun illuminating those subjects when I came upon this Kentucky coffee tree being backlit with an orange glow from the morning sun. When photographing into the sun, these types of shots are a little tricky