AN EARLY MORNING OUTING AT THE LAKE Size:16X24 METAL PRINT maple and hophornbeam trees of

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

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

a small rookery of great blue herons get ready for their day while overlooking the marsh at Exner Wetland Nature Preserve

I began photographing the wildflowers that consisted of false sunflowers

After taking a few shots of the dock

AN EARLY MORNING OUTING AT THE LAKE Size:16X24 METAL PRINT maple and hophornbeam trees ofI 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