Images: Photo Contest Finalists
I just returned from a fishing trip to far north Ontario. Morning sunrises and evening sunsets were great.
Milan Bagel of Roselle
Jamie Bond of Lake ZurichMembers of the Naxi Minority Tribe in traditional dress perform a classical music number in LiJiang, China.
Chicago appears to be under siege with a the John Hancock building barely visible through all the smoke during the Chicago Air & Water Show on Lake Michigan August 21st.
Jeff Issel of Mundelein
On a dark and rainy evening, two love birds — mourning doves — perch rather poetically together.
Sara Schroeder of Des Plaines
Glass ornaments hanging in a window in a shop in Jerome, Arizona.
Julie Lynn Ivens of Palatine
A door knob on an old school building in Paxton, IL invites a question of what lies beyond.
Sharon Swing of Bartlett
This photo was taken on our familys recent summer vacation to California. These are brothers, Matthew and Philip Kennedy, walking along the Santa Monica Beach. Mom, who took the picture, was happy they were getting along!
Laura Kennedy of St. Charles
This is a pic Iris, of one of my brothers Rhodesian Ridgebacks, taken on their beach in Muskegon, MI. The wind was blowing 15-20 MPH and caught her ear long enough for me to get a shot of it.
Bill Ackerman of St. Charles
The end of summer can be the best time to enjoy the Chicago Botanic Garden. This alien-looking pod is all that is left of a once pink water lily.
Susan Birr of Carpentersville
This little guy was attending the Big & Rich Concert in Naperville over Labor Day weekend. The was shot from about 60 Yards away with a long lens through the sea of heads and hands groovin to the music.
David Neesley of Naperville
This photo was taken at Armstrong Park in Carol Stream. I followed this Great Egret around the lake while it was searching for the perfect fishing spot.
Angela Cichosz of Carol Stream