MOVING ELEGANTLY ACROSS THE PRAIRIE FISH This was a beautiful and

This was a beautiful and remarkable landscape scene to have witnessed and photographed

Keeping in mind to photograph silhouettes and close ups in black and white which adds a little more mystery and mood to the images

Longs Peak stands high above Bear Lake during this summer morning in Rocky Mountain National Park

A beautifully marked red admiral butterfly stands atop a black-eyed susan flower not far off the trail at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

MOVING ELEGANTLY ACROSS THE PRAIRIE FISH This was a beautiful andAs I watch this sandhill crane pass across the landscape in search of a meal, I can't help but notice how elegantly they move from one step to the next, a slow methodical rhythm that brings beauty to the prairie landscape. It's no wonder why cranes are revered world wide for their elegance. (426 596)