A PEACEFUL MOMENT AT THE LAKE

I was up by 4:00 am to catch the sunrise at Wildflower Lake and at the trailhead by 4:30 am. Before reaching the lake, I stopped by the bridge that crosses over the South Fork Kishwaukee River and photographed the bridge during the blue hour as I had plenty of time to reach the lake before the sun would rise. It was breezy this morning so, I didn't plan on doing any close up photography of the wildflowers in the area. After snapping off a few images during the blue hour, I headed to the lake where I looked for a good place to set up the tripod and wait for the colors of the sunrise to fill the sky. I checked the sky in which the clouds were perfect this morning and would be a great addition to a colorful sunrise. I didn't have to wait very long for the colors to fill sky and I then began to compose the shots and started pressing that shutter release. This June sunrise did not disappoint, what a beauty at Wildflower Lake. (497-26)