CHANGING THE APPROACH HOPHORNBEAM TREES (OSTRYA VIRGINIANA) teasel weed and behind the

teasel weed and behind the cup plants

A lone paper birch tree gathers in the morning sunlight as it is reflected onto a slightly wavy Wildflower Lake

I came to a clearing with a few wildflowers in bloom and thought this would be a nice spot to set up the tripod and camera

The colors of the sunrise started to appear filling the sky

There was one plant that I knew was in perfect condition from passing by it earlier that I wanted to photograph so

CHANGING THE APPROACH HOPHORNBEAM TREES (OSTRYA VIRGINIANA) teasel weed and behind theA 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