COLORS OF THE LIGHT SHOW BEGINS CUP PLANT (SILPHIUM PERFOLIATUM) By the time I was

By the time I was finished photographing the foggy landscape this morning

The forecast this July morning was to be mostly clear with a few clouds

colorful and vibrant sunrise appears over Wildflower Lake

This image of a paper birch tree was photographed a couple weeks ago during some of the snow storms we had here in Northern Illinois

I thought it would be another beautiful and colorful sunrise so

COLORS OF THE LIGHT SHOW BEGINS CUP PLANT (SILPHIUM PERFOLIATUM) By the time I wasThis morning I decided to head out and photograph the storm clouds in the park that were coming through the area. You can usually get some pretty dramatic looking cloud patterns from the thunderstorms and that was my hope this morning. With my camera gear and tripod in hand, I reached the trailhead before 5: 00 am. The morning light was filtering through the bluish purple grayish storm clouds and some lightning was coming through, once about every 30