REACHING FOR THE SUNRISE ENVIRONMENTALISM A colorful misty sunrise is

A colorful misty sunrise is reflected onto a calm and peaceful Wildflower Lake on this spring morning at Wildflower Park

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

I wanted to have a shallow depth of field to have the flowers stand out

A lone paper birch tree gathers in the morning sunlight as it is reflected onto a slightly wavy Wildflower Lake

REACHING FOR THE SUNRISE ENVIRONMENTALISM A colorful misty sunrise isAfter checking the morning forecast, which was to be misty and cool, I headed out to photograph the sunrise and wildflowers. Lately, we have been having cool misty mornings which these kind of sunrises can be very dramatic. I knew where in the park I wanted to photograph the sunrise and wildflowers, which is at the west end of the park. I reached the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand and it wasn't long, only about a quarter mile before I