OPENING UP GIANT REED (PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS) The soft lighting illuminates this

The soft lighting illuminates this beautiful scene with the freshly fallen snow having a patterned effect on the lake

The sun finally breaks through the afternoon storm clouds that dropped 3-5 inches of snow giving off reflections of a couple oak trees and a box elder tree along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois

As I was trekking along

Goldfinches sometimes can be seen feeding on the seeds

To help me balance out the exposure of this scene I used a 2 stop neutral density filter

OPENING UP GIANT REED (PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS) The soft lighting illuminates thisAfter an early morning snow storm, late afternoon clouds break apart revealing the suns warmth along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois.(613 112)