BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL BEEBALM (MONARDA DIDYMA) After some snowfall overnight

After some snowfall overnight

I focused my attention on the abundance of wildflowers in this prairie landscape scene

False sunflowers were the dominant flower with blue vervain

The early morning sunlight brightens the flowers from the blue vervain plant at Wildflower Park

I started to look for patterns with color and found many cloud subjects to choose from

BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL BEEBALM (MONARDA DIDYMA) After some snowfall overnightAfter photographing the beautiful spring sunrise at Wildflower Lake, I continued on along the trail at Wildflower Park where the early morning sun was still low to the horizon. I was looking for some subjects to photograph along the trail with the sun illuminating those subjects when I came upon this Kentucky coffee tree being backlit with an orange glow from the morning sun. When photographing into the sun, these types of shots are a little tricky