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Images: Photo Contest Finalists

I was shooting some macro’s and found this little spider making a web on a strawberry leaf. The flash hit the web just right and showed the strands of web she was laying down. Steve Papke of Elburn
This picture is of Alexander, 7, mastering the hula hoop. I call it “Taking a Whirl.” Janet Olsen of West Dundee
Theo settles in for the night exhausted after a long drive to Colorado. Debra Ferguson of Kildeer
Sunset on Presque Isle Lake in Presque Isle, Wis. last month. Judy Ritter of Green Oaks
A man sits outside his carpet shop in the streets of Istanbul, Turkey. Eleanor Scholes of Mundelein
Roxie enjoys the cool water of a kiddie pool jumping in and having fun last June. Kara Allison of Arlington Heights
A female ruby-throated hummingbird flies by hosta blossoms in a garden in western Illinois last month. Bob Esbensen of Palatine
A dragonfly attaches itself to a car antenna on Bear Lake in Wisconsin over the Fourth of July weekend. Joe Petykowski of Palatine
The attached photo was taken at the Chicago Botanical Garden. I was walking across a bridge taking photos of the ducks swimming in the lake when I noticed a group of carp swimming around 2 ducks. As I focused in on one carp, he swam up to the surface and this is when I got the shot. Viana Oliver of Winfield
A lineup, ballet class style. Carla Maas of Wheaton
I took this photo of a black swallowtail butterfly caterpillar eating on our dill plant in my backyard. The caterpillar was precariously balanced about 3 feet off the ground on a small stem. Eugene Bordelon of Warrenville