I'LL HAVE AN ICE COLD ONE LASALLE CANYON The last remnants of the

The last remnants of the sunset start to give way to blue colors of the night at Wildflower Lake in Northern Illinois

became my focus as I thought it was a beautiful and scenic moment with very good lighting

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Using a long exposure of 30 seconds and an f stop of f18 gave me what I was looking for

queen anne's lace and yellow coneflowers were noticeable and I composed them into the final image

I'LL HAVE AN ICE COLD ONE LASALLE CANYON The last remnants of theA beautiful closeup view of a frozen french canyon falls. With the extreme cold temperatures of January and February, waterfalls form as the afternoon sun begins to melt the snowfall from the previous day only to have that snow and water freeze overnight as the temperatures drop to 9F to 0F creating impressive and colorful waterfalls at Starved Rock State Park. (687 3646)