CHANGING THE APPROACH HOPHORNBEAM TREES (OSTRYA VIRGINIANA) I could smell the beautiful

I could smell the beautiful sweet fragrance of the common milkweed

It has melted now since this image was taken

After a dusting of snow earlier in the day

The colors of the sunrise started to appear filling the sky

CHANGING THE APPROACH HOPHORNBEAM TREES (OSTRYA VIRGINIANA) I could smell the beautifulA thick heavy fog surrounds the park on this wet morning as I make my way through the park only to be able to see about 50 yards ahead. I decide to photograph silhouettes of trees, and close up subjects like this paper birch tree along with Wildflower Lake behind in black and white which adds a little more mystery and mood to the images. In this image, I used about half the height of the paper birch tree using the foliage as a canopy that covers