Lake of the Woods is an impressive sight, just water, stretching off into the distance. It feels like you’re at the top of the world (and technically, the top of Minnesota!)

I don’t often play with black and white much, and I should do more of it; I like how it makes this prairie scene more serious, and really makes the clouds pop. This is also from far northern Minnesota, at one of the state parks near Roseau.

There was a sunflower field right outside of Roseau, almost at full peak when we were there last August. I took numerous pictures, at all times of day. This day was cloudy, so it looks like the flowers are just floating in white space.

Also seen in far northern Minnesota, a canola field. I saw these all over southern England a couple years ago, and they are beautiful when blooming! I love the weight of the clouds; the flat horizon in northern MN makes the clouds seems so much bigger.

These were taken on a trip to Roseau, in far northern MN, in August of 2013. This is Lake Bronson State Park, with a beautiful swimming and boating lake.