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Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Happy Fence Friday {Feeling Good ... Beach Side} Edition! by pixelmama, A beach fence from the archives; a bokeh peep taking a morning stroll along the shore of Lake Michig
Happy Fence Friday {Feeling Good ... Beach Side} Edition! by pixelmama
Happy Fence Friday {Remember} Walking In the Sand Edition! by pixelmama, When I yearn for the sun and the sand, I head to the archives ... especially in December. This was t
Happy Fence Friday {Remember} Walking In the Sand Edition! by pixelmama
Swinging into Autumn by pixelmama, With the rain yesterday, it finally feels like fall in San Diego. I haven't been able to get out and
Swinging into Autumn by pixelmama
A silent witness of everything that passes by ... and a place to just sit and watch as everything unfolds around you by pixelmama, While shooting in Lake Bluff, I was intrigued by this bench and this towering tree at the end of its
A silent witness of everything that passes by ... and a place to just sit and watch as everything unfolds around you by pixelmama
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
Evanston Pier - Long Exposure by ratulm, Another one from the same night when the clouds really started rolling in and I had to cut short my
Evanston Pier - Long Exposure by ratulm
310/365: Just Another Sunrise! by pixelmama, <b>Project 365
Saturday • November 6, 2010</b>

Sunrise's are a dime a dozen! Just another cliched s
310/365: Just Another Sunrise! by pixelmama
Thaw by matt_frankel, This location in Evanston is quickly becoming one of my favorite locations to photograph along Lake
Thaw by matt_frankel
Time and Place by Andy Marfia, Lake Michigan in Evanston, IL, December 2016.

© Andy Marfia 2016 All Rights Reserved

<a href="http
Time and Place by Andy Marfia
Sunset over the Water 155 of 365 (Year 7) by bleedenm, Glenview Park District, Glenview, Illinoisoutdoors spring park sunset sky water june illinois 2020 g
Sunset over the Water 155 of 365 (Year 7) by bleedenm
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
November Sunrise over Lake Michigan by khanusiak, My Facebook Page, Please Follow Me: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/hanusiakphotography/" rel="nofo
November Sunrise over Lake Michigan by khanusiak
Frozen Desert by matt_frankel, This is another image taken last weekend in Evanston, at this decayed pier.  Normally, it lies withi
Frozen Desert by matt_frankel
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
Bye Bye Winter 冬之末 by Dahai Z, I am sending old man winter off into the sunset.

Shot at our neighborhood park moments ago.

The ic
Bye Bye Winter 冬之末 by Dahai Z
Ice Floes by urbsinhorto1837, Baha'i Temple from Wilmette Harbor. architecture bahaihouseofworship building chicagoland dawn gills
Ice Floes by urbsinhorto1837
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
Drowning by matt_frankel, I love long exposures.  

This was taken a month or two back in Evanston with a few friends.  It got
Drowning by matt_frankel
The day after tomorrow by matt_frankel, The scene at this decayed pier in Evanston reminds me of the movie, "The Day After Tomorrow,&qu
The day after tomorrow by matt_frankel
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
First light by matt_frankel, Sunrise shots are simply my favorite...racing to a location, scouting out a spot, and then awaiting
First light by matt_frankel
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
Bahai Temple by dougbank, I took this a few years ago but just stumbled upon it. I'm not sure why I was here at sunset, but it
Bahai Temple by dougbank
Golden Hour sunset - Illinois by stevelamb007, Wheeling, Illinoissunset usa cloud sun landscape us illinois zonsondergang nikon tramonto sonnenunte
Golden Hour sunset - Illinois by stevelamb007
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
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
Openlands Lightshow 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 Lightshow by jrobfoto.com
A new day begins. by JanBlazekStudio, I am very open to learning new stuff so any piece of advice or criticism will be appreciated. And yo
A new day begins. by JanBlazekStudio
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
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
Irresistable by SF knitter, I haven't been to Half Day recently (despite teasing from certain Flickr friends. You know who you a
Irresistable by SF knitter
Day before thunderstorm. by JanBlazekStudio, I am very open to learning new stuff so any piece of advice or criticism will be appreciated. And yo
Day before thunderstorm. by JanBlazekStudio
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
December Tie Dye Sunset by noahbw, Casually stumbled on to this outside my front door.trees winter sunset sky silhouette forest square
December Tie Dye Sunset by noahbw
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
Fire at Sea by matt_frankel, Reminiscing the days of getting out to explore the wonders of sunrises along the lake...lake sunrise
Fire at Sea by matt_frankel
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
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
Memorial Day 2023 by Jim Frazier, <i>IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in t
Memorial Day 2023 by Jim Frazier
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
Breaking the cold by matt_frankel, This is another shot I was able to capture at the Bahai Temple a few weeks back, on what was an incr
Breaking the cold by matt_frankel
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
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
Sun at the End of the World by khanusiak, peach sunrise sunset chicago lake cold evanston polarvortex colorful pink sun freezing hanusiak wint
Sun at the End of the World by khanusiak
Frozen Morning Wave by jeff_a_goldberg, Portion of frozen wave of collapsed ice just before sunrise.winter sunrise illinois day unitedstates
Frozen Morning Wave by jeff_a_goldberg
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
Tranquil Rays and Waves by Visual Acoustics, I found this place on flickr after another talented photographer had visited. I've also wanted to vi
Tranquil Rays and Waves by Visual Acoustics
Still Waters Run Deep by BlinkOfALens, A serene morning at Wilmette Harbor. I finally got to use my ND filters effectively. longexposure mo
Still Waters Run Deep by BlinkOfALens
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
Silver and gold by SF knitter, While it's fun to add a little color to a scene like this via the Blue and Gold Polarizer, it's even
Silver and gold by SF knitter
Cloudy dawn by stevelamb007, Lincolnshire, Illinoistrees winter snow silhouette clouds sunrise landscape dawn illinois nikon wide
Cloudy dawn by stevelamb007
Early morning with a bit of fog on the field by stevelamb007, Lincolnshire, Illinois (USA)mist nature field rural sunrise dawn illinois nikon wideangle lincolnshi
Early morning with a bit of fog on the field by stevelamb007
11/11/11 by SF knitter, The trees look close enough to the date, don't they?

It's not often I process and post a shot on th
11/11/11 by SF knitter
Ice Ice Baby by michellewendling907, Openlands Lakeshore Preserve, Illinoisopenlands lakeshore lake michigan illinois ice sunrise
Ice Ice Baby by michellewendling907
The Front by Kevin Whitworth Photography, old blue black sunrise shoreline lakemichigan northshore lakeshore pilings greatlake weatherfront pi
The Front by Kevin Whitworth Photography