NORTHERN ICE SCULPTURES Size:13x19 FINE ART PAPER late afternoon clouds break apart

late afternoon clouds break apart revealing the suns warmth along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois

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

composed and focused on the yellow coneflowers and began photographing

I gazed out into the wilderness in awe at how beautiful this scene was

Since the beginning of the new year

NORTHERN ICE SCULPTURES Size:13x19 FINE ART PAPER late afternoon clouds break apartA beautiful 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 3631)