AN EARLY MORNING OUTING AT THE LAKE Size:16X24 METAL PRINT I had photographed many sunrises

I had photographed many sunrises this year and wanted to focus my attention on the wildflowers of Wildflower Park

The colors of the sky shifted from the light colored oranges and purples to a deep orange as the sun came closer to touching the horizon

there was so much moisture in the air that my hair was completely drenched

maple and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest at wildcat canyon overlook were terrific and spectacular on this October morning

AN EARLY MORNING OUTING AT THE LAKE Size:16X24 METAL PRINT I had photographed many sunrisesI had been photographing the common loons for a few days and on this particular morning I was hoping one or two of the loons would come closer to the banks of the lake then they had the previous days. With this image, I had my eyes in the view finder of my Nikon camera using my 300mm f4. 0 lens on the tripod, checking out a loon when I lifted my head up and noticed this loon swimming just off shore checking me out. Excited that this was the shot I was