BRILLIANTLY LIT CONEFLOWERS GRASSES composed the dramatic clouds being

composed the dramatic clouds being illuminated and began photographing

focused on this false sunflower and began shooting

I was thinking where I would photograph the sunrise and thought that the bridge over a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River and the peachleaf willow tree would be a good place to set up the tripod

I knew where in the park that had an abundance of wildflowers

BRILLIANTLY LIT CONEFLOWERS GRASSES composed the dramatic clouds beingThe night before I had checked the weather and the forecast was to be mostly overcast with partial sun breaks during the early morning hours at sunrise. So, off I went leaving the house by 4: 30 a. m.. I had photographed many sunrises this year and wanted to focus my attention on the wildflowers of Wildflower Park. I knew exactly where in the park to head to photograph the wildflowers, which is the opposite area of Wildflower Lake. I started my hike