September Sunburst Over Lake Wausau Youth T-Shirt

September Sunburst Over Lake Wausau by Dale Kauzlaric -- I got up early on this September morning to go to Lake Wausau in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin, thinking I would get the smoky red sun from the western fires. As I was driving to Lake Wausau, I could see the rather heavy cloud cover and thought not what I wanted. It appeared the smoke from the western fires was gone for the most part. However, the clouds really had a neat structure to them and things were looking up with this unique look. The wind was at my back, so the reflection to the east was good. The sun is slipping by the clouds, creating this sunburst. -- dalekphotography.com

As a Wisconsin-based photographer and having grown up in Vilas County with its over 1,300 lakes, the outdoors runs through my veins. Through the 40 years of chasing images with a camera, landscape photography is my favorite, particularly landscapes with water, any kind of water. Colorful sunrises and sunsets can be captivating. Shooting after the sun goes down can yield amazing images. Waterfowl or other wildlife can provide quite the challenge to get up close in their natural settings. Someone left a comment on one of my sunset images about capturing the colors the master painter provided. I guess that would sum up what I try to do, that is to capture that opportunity that God provides and share it to the best of my ability by telling...