Eye-popping colors as summer begins to wind down in Peoria, IL
During the last few months, I've captured many photos of summer around the local-area. Every summer I try to capture many shots illustrating the season at its best. This summer I had a lot of down time so I've added quite a large amount of my photos I captured throughout the summer months. I really don't have a favorite season as they all are quite unique and challenging to photograph in their own ways. I ended up visiting a local nursery and various parks around Peoria, IL to get some nature shots over the last couple of months to add to this collection. I've added many of my best shots over the summer months to my summer: 2014 collection below:
Emerald green grass along this park trail!
I photographed several sunflowers this summer, but this was my favorite!
Vibrant summer colors in this shot!
A hibiscus close-up!
Photogenic cumulus during golden-hour on a summer evening...
One of Mother Nature's "stars"!
A hollyhock with a colorful blurred background!
A sunflower close-up...
A wide-angle summer landscape at a local wind farm!
Amazing color...
More of Mother Nature's beauty!
A bumblebee pollinating...
A personal favorite!
A summer scene at a local wind farm!
Another photogenic hibiscus...
A summer sunset!
Lots of summer vegetation at this local wind farm...
Some crazy purple's this summer!
Now that's some vibrant red...
A portrait-orientation of a bumblebee!
Another photogenic sunflower!
This summer sure didn't disappoint me when it came to photography around the area...
Quite an array of color here!
The year of the sunflower I guess for myself...
Quite a photogenic botanical garden here!
Hot pink!
This one's so sharp it doesn't look real...
A few raindrops really added to this shot!
Bumblebee making some noise here...
Another hollyhock, but I thought this wooden board really added depth to the photo!
Damn, must be a pot of gold right there...time for a swim!
It doesn't get "sharper" than that!
I'm not big into yellow, but this one will do...
Another awesome shot!
"Everywhere you turn you can find something to photograph and make it your own"
A perfect (symmetrical) sunflower!
Where's the bachelorette when you need her?
This would of been even better on a cloudy day...
Starburst orange here!
I wasn't crazy about the sunflowers was I?
A wide-assortment of color during this sunset!
An interesting plant here...
Quite a variety of great summer shots this year!
"Eye-popping"
I thought the rock in the background added something "extra" to this shot...
More great color!
A pink hibiscus...
A close-up of a bee!
Wowsers!
Another interesting yet colorful flowering plant...
Some deep blue-skies during a chilly summer evening!
A wide-angle shot of the fountain and rainbow at a local pond!
The last of the sunflowers!
Another interesting color!
More deep red's...
I shot many photos of this plant!
Another colorful flower!
A pumpkin orange color on this one setting up a preview of fall...
Lots of pollen in the air and that's my only complaint during this summer!
Another summer landscape!
One more bumblebee...
That wraps up my summer: 2014 collection for this year. We will quickly be approaching fall over the next month or two. That begs the question where did the summer go? It sure went by fast as always! Oh well, fall is an enjoyable time of the year as well. It's good to have a variety nevertheless. I'll be posting some more posts from August in the coming days as well.
