CHANGING THE APPROACH HOPHORNBEAM TREES (OSTRYA VIRGINIANA) I came to a clearing

I came to a clearing with a few wildflowers in bloom and thought this would be a nice spot to set up the tripod and camera

an unmistakable beautiful melody

set up my tripod

A lone paper birch tree gathers in the morning sunlight as it is reflected onto a slightly wavy Wildflower Lake

I could smell the beautiful sweet fragrance of the common milkweed

CHANGING THE APPROACH HOPHORNBEAM TREES (OSTRYA VIRGINIANA) I came to a clearingA thick heavy fog surrounds the park on this wet morning as I make my way through the park only to be able to see about 50 yards ahead. I decide to photograph silhouettes of trees, and close up subjects like this paper birch tree along with Wildflower Lake behind in black and white which adds a little more mystery and mood to the images. In this image, I used about half the height of the paper birch tree using the foliage as a canopy that covers