LIGHT, NATURES PAINTBRUSH BEAVER FELLED TREE Wildcat canyon waterfall is a

Wildcat canyon waterfall is a 125 ft plunge waterfall within Starved Rock State Park in Northern Illinois

To help me balance out the exposure of this scene I used a 2 stop neutral density filter

I started to look for patterns with color and found many cloud subjects to choose from

Watching a majestic sunrise as it is reflected onto Wildflower Lake with a mild breeze painting small ripples on the surface

I noticed the low lying mist hovering over the prairie in the distance with box elder trees behind lining the banks of Eakin Creek West

LIGHT, NATURES PAINTBRUSH BEAVER FELLED TREE Wildcat canyon waterfall is aThe morning sunlight illuminates these grasses and trees at Wildflower Park. As I was waiting and watching the light move across the landscape to light up this area in the early morning, I thought to myself how beautiful this is with the soft morning light brushing the landscape over these peachleaf willow trees, cottonwood tree, oak trees and box elder tree. (582 192)