Images: Photo Contest Finalists
Sunrise at Haleakala National Park photographed January 11, 2012.
Doug Sullivan of Batavia
A pizzeria store owner in Amsterdam takes a moment to look at a crazy photographer, as he prepares the days wares!
Larry Pearlman of Naperville
The sun set and cast a warm glow on a pier near The Glen last week.
Mike Zarnek of Mount Prospect
The sun sets on palm trees in La Jolla Cove, CA last October.
Mary Morrissey of Barrington
These colorful boats were pulled up on the beach at Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
Robert M. Sharp of Gilberts
A beautiful jellyfish floats in the blue water at the San Francisco aquarium in 2010.
Karen Adams-Taylor of Antioch
A handsome orangutan sits comfortably on a ledge at the Brookfield Zoo in June 2008.
Christine M. Solum of Arlington Heights
Photo was taken in Washington, on a drive from Seattle to Gig Harbor, during a visit in January.
William Finedore of Naperville
A squirrel drinks from a heated birdbath in Ingleside last February.
Marty Krogh of Ingleside
These photos are along the road in the north section of Zion National Park in 2009. It was one of those perfect moments, with no traffic, pleasant temperatures and beautiful scenery.
John Maystadt of Roselle
This unfolding leaf was photographed on a plant in the tropical dome of the Mitchell Park Domes in Milwaukee. The three geodesic domes each house a different type of climate, and have been a favorite visit of ours for 25 years.
Milton Hoskins of Hampshire
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