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Sep 16, 2026 6:33:12 AM 7:03:56 PM 12h 30m 44s
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Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Day's End (Explored) by Wes Iversen, Sunset on the lake for Cliché Saturday

HCS, everyone!
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Day's End (Explored) by Wes Iversen
Sunrise Picnic by norjam8, Winter scene at Busse Forest Preserve, Schaumburg, Illinois. Thanks to the reminder by Cheap Camera
Sunrise Picnic by norjam8
Sunrise Over Lake Arlington by Kyle Krinninger, Arlington Heights, IL

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Sunrise Over Lake Arlington by Kyle Krinninger
Sunrise on Lake Michigan by jeff_a_goldberg, [Explored in March 10, 2014.  Thank you.]winter sunrise illinois day unitedstates lakemichigan highl
Sunrise on Lake Michigan by jeff_a_goldberg
Cloud City by Chris Smith/Out of Chicago, This weekend I woke up to shoot some early morning sunrise shots. I've always wanted to go up to the
Cloud City by Chris Smith/Out of Chicago
Busse Sunrise by jrobfoto.com, So I got to Busse Woods ahead of sunrise. Stumbled around in the predawn light and found what I thou
Busse Sunrise by jrobfoto.com
Burning Path by urbsinhorto1837, Firey Maples line the path at Ryerson Woods:  Riverwoods, ILcolor fallcolor landscape light nature n
Burning Path by urbsinhorto1837
The whole of you 你是我的全部 by Dahai Z, Lake Potawatomie Panoramapotawatomiwoods lakepotawatomi sunset autumn 2021 panorama explored
The whole of you 你是我的全部 by Dahai Z
Snow Walker (Explored) by Wes Iversen, This shot, taken at Big Bend Lake, in Cook County, Illinois, is my first HDR-processed image. It was
Snow Walker (Explored) by Wes Iversen
Mums before dawn by cotarr, In the upper left you can see just a touch of dawn sky. This is another shot from the sunrise CBG ph
Mums before dawn by cotarr
Warm Remembrances by Wes Iversen, With the outbreak of frigid air across much of North America, it seemed like a good time for some wa
Warm Remembrances by Wes Iversen
Sunset At The Ball Field by Wes Iversen, For Our Daily Challenge: Begins With D (dramatic); and for Cliché Saturday, as what’s more cliché th
Sunset At The Ball Field by Wes Iversen
Summer mist, fogbow by SF knitter, We had some amazing conditions a couple days in a row. Mist...in summer! And the sun is rising almos
Summer mist, fogbow by SF knitter
Sunset over Lake Barrington by paul.trottier, In Illinois, this place is a hidden gem


PNT_1270 Sunset from our decklakebarrington illinois usa p
Sunset over Lake Barrington by paul.trottier
Day's End (on Film) [3 of 5] by jwbeatty, Pentax ME Super
SMC 50mm f1.4
F1.4 1/30
Kodak Ultramax 400 Expiredsunset sky film nature field cloud
Day's End (on Film) [3 of 5] by jwbeatty
Sunrise Surprise! by Wes Iversen, As I stumbled out of the sack this morning, wiping the sleep from my bloodshot eyes, I thought I saw
Sunrise Surprise! by Wes Iversen
Day 30: Spiky Weeds by Chris Smith/Out of Chicago, I think this looks like it's from the American Southwest. But, actually, it came together in Wheelin
Day 30: Spiky Weeds by Chris Smith/Out of Chicago
Promise kept by SF knitter, When I arrived at Half Day a little over a week ago, there were just a few birds chatting with each
Promise kept by SF knitter
HCS - Winter Sunset edition by Wes Iversen, Sundown at The Grove, a local historical site

Happy Cliché Saturday, folks!trees nature illinois th
HCS - Winter Sunset edition by Wes Iversen
Liquid gold by mariola aga, ... a comparison to assess the current air temperature in our region ! 
... a little bit cooler afte
Liquid gold by mariola aga
Sunset Rock & Roll by Wes Iversen, These old-time rockers were good, but most of the crowd at Mount Prospect's BluesMobile Cruise Night
Sunset Rock & Roll by Wes Iversen
Openlands Main Event by jrobfoto.com, THis is where we kicked off our trip to Door county, just north of Chicago. Got up at 4am so we coul
Openlands Main Event by jrobfoto.com
Spiderwebs and sunbeams by SF knitter, We had some lovely cool weather the other week before it got hot and sticky again. Along with nearly
Spiderwebs and sunbeams by SF knitter
Sunrise Special by Robby Gragg, Minutes after sunrise, SOO 1003 races west in the golden morning light at Glenview, IL on its way ba
Sunrise Special by Robby Gragg
Golden Hour sunset - Illinois by stevelamb007, Wheeling, Illinoissunset usa cloud sun landscape us illinois zonsondergang nikon tramonto sonnenunte
Golden Hour sunset - Illinois by stevelamb007
Waterfall at sunset by paul.trottier, This inviting waterfall welcomes you to the Lake Barrington Shores Illinois community once you get t
Waterfall at sunset by paul.trottier
White-tailed Deer at Sundown (Explored) by Wes Iversen, I decided to go with a painterly look for this week’s Fence Friday shot. These two scampered away sh
White-tailed Deer at Sundown (Explored) by Wes Iversen
Redemption by SF knitter, Sunrise, Half Day Pond

This forest preserve is a basically on my way to work, and with sunrises occ
Redemption by SF knitter
Fairway to Heaven by Dahai Z, This was one of the the first shots I took, at the fairway to the 7th hole before the sun fully emer
Fairway to Heaven by Dahai Z
The After Effect 然后。。。 by Dahai Z, Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve after the storm and after Nik Color Efex Pro 4 - Super Cross Prop

Was
The After Effect 然后。。。 by Dahai Z
Cattails at Baker's Lake [5 of 5] by jwbeatty, Yashica Mat - 124G
Yashinon 80mm f3.5
F11 1/15
Kodak Ektar 100winter sunset lake 120 6x6 tlr film na
Cattails at Baker's Lake [5 of 5] by jwbeatty
Baker's Lake December 5, 2015 [4 of 4] by jwbeatty, The last image in this series from Baker’s Lake. I’m sure there will be more at some point. This is
Baker's Lake December 5, 2015 [4 of 4] by jwbeatty
It was golden! by paul.trottier, Did you see tonight's sunset?
This one was worth its weight in gold.

PNT_1861 Deck Sunsetake barrin
It was golden! by paul.trottier
Baker's Lake December 5, 2015 [3 of 4] by jwbeatty, Yashica Mat - 124 G
Yashinon 80mm f3.5
F11 1/15
Kodak Ektar 100winter sunset lake 120 6x6 tlr film n
Baker's Lake December 5, 2015 [3 of 4] by jwbeatty
Fort Sheridan Preserve, Lake County, Illinois by mastodont, The week-end forecast called for high temperatures in the low to mid-40s. I was thinking that we mig
Fort Sheridan Preserve, Lake County, Illinois by mastodont
Promise of things to come by SF knitter, My friend Garen is always teasing me about going to Half Day Forest Preserve to shoot. Well, it is c
Promise of things to come by SF knitter
Minimalism 2 by mariola aga,  less is more
    simplicity rules ... 
     park sunset summer sky abstract reflection nature water
Minimalism 2 by mariola aga
Autumn Water Color (1) by jeff_a_goldberg, pond autumn lcfpd landscape captaindanielwrightwoods nature reflection reflections illinois lakecoun
Autumn Water Color (1) by jeff_a_goldberg
One week later by SF knitter, Taken a week after my previous shot - the colors were nearly peak. Of course, since then, we had a l
One week later by SF knitter
Christmas Rose by cotarr, Oh, what a night! As I left work, it was 81F (27C) and certainly the most beautiful night of the sea
Christmas Rose by cotarr
Purple Haze by SF knitter, These trees are probably looking familiar to you by now...I took this shot on the way to work about
Purple Haze by SF knitter
Busse Dam - Downstream View by Wes Iversen, A bicycle and pedestrian trail crosses this dam at the south end of 590-acre Busse Lake, in Cook Cou
Busse Dam - Downstream View by Wes Iversen
Gift of Fall 秋意浓 by Dahai Z, Thanks to Laura, I went to this little place and saw the most beautiful Autumn display!

Potawatomi
Gift of Fall 秋意浓 by Dahai Z
Early Spring Mist by SF knitter, Last month, I had some odd hope of getting to Half Day in time for sunrise. Truthfully, as the days
Early Spring Mist by SF knitter
Minimalism 1 by mariola aga, park pink blue sunset summer sky abstract reflection nature water square evening pond shoreline surf
Minimalism 1 by mariola aga
Shine on you crazy diamond by SF knitter, It's been cold, wet, windy and down right dreary here in the Chicagoland area. Thought it'd be nice
Shine on you crazy diamond by SF knitter
Winter Sunrise on Lake Michigan by jeff_a_goldberg, fortsheridan lcfpd landscape winter nature lakecountyforestpreservedepartment phenologyphotography i
Winter Sunrise on Lake Michigan by jeff_a_goldberg
Aqua by jrobfoto.com, Did a silly thing this morning - got up at 3.15am to catch sunrise! Got to the lake by 4.30am, which
Aqua by jrobfoto.com
Late summer fog by SF knitter, This is for my buddy Kurt.  He likes these trees so much, he's named them.

Have a great weekend!mis
Late summer fog by SF knitter
Irresistible by SF knitter, This past Wednesday was another glorious morning at Half Day. I am trying very hard not to use my st
Irresistible by SF knitter
Foggy, frosty, misty morning at Half Day Pond by SF knitter, I was pleasantly surprised to see mist coming off the ponds a couple of weeks ago, as I thought the
Foggy, frosty, misty morning at Half Day Pond by SF knitter
Early morning light (Lincolnshire, Illinois) by stevelamb007, Firey clouds over Lake Michigan (5 miles distant).us usa illinois lincolnshire stevelamb nikon d90 w
Early morning light (Lincolnshire, Illinois) by stevelamb007
Golden misty morning by SF knitter, The conditions have been very good for crisp mornings with lots of low fog. On this particular morni
Golden misty morning by SF knitter
Savannah panorama by SF knitter, It was a beautiful morning to be out that day in October...mist fog sunrise illinois preserves lakec
Savannah panorama by SF knitter
Sunrise Over 6th Hole 第六个洞 by Dahai Z, Arboretum Club sunrise yesterday.

Golfers have it good, don't you think?

This is an HDR merge.morn
Sunrise Over 6th Hole 第六个洞 by Dahai Z
Winter Dawn by jeff_a_goldberg, fortsheridan lcfpd landscape winter nature lakecountyforestpreservedepartment phenologyphotography i
Winter Dawn by jeff_a_goldberg
Autumn Prairie Silhouette by noahbw, Highly recommended on black (press "L"). The dark approach seems to elevate the mystery an
Autumn Prairie Silhouette by noahbw
After the storm by Dahai Z, Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Lake County, Illinois

We had thunderstorm, torrential downpour and
After the storm by Dahai Z
Perfect start to a beautiful day by SF knitter, The weather report had a frost warning for Sunday morning. Sounded like it would be worth the effort
Perfect start to a beautiful day by SF knitter
Late Autumn, Half Day Forest Preserves by SF knitter, Had to trek through a bit of frosty grass to get to this vantage point - well worth it! There was so
Late Autumn, Half Day Forest Preserves by SF knitter