Images: Photo Contest Finalists
Each week, you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of them and select the finalists. Here are the finalists for the week of January 5.
A dancer demonstrates her ethnic dances during a recent Mundelein Festival celebration but also took time to teach some of the children.
Dan Mayworm of Mundelein
A lion stares out at the crowd at a zoo in Syracuse New York in 2012.
Gene Seliger of Gurnee
I took this photo of Teewinot Mountain and Jenny Lake as they were awash with shades of blue on an October day in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Laura Frasz of Elburn
I shot this picture about a month ago. We originally thought this yellow blob was a mushroom, but upon further investigation we were amazed to discover that it was indeed a giant beehive.
Christie Beach of St. Charles
This was taken at Danada Farms. I thought the light coming in through the barn window cast a wonderful soft morning light on the saddle sitting on a bale of hay.
Todd A. Sherlock, of Downers Grove
This photo was taken in Door County Wisconsin back in October. The colors were so beautiful, we got there just in time for the leaves to change.
Maggie Newlin, of Naperville
Ice formations on a large pond in Grant Woods Forest Preserve in Ingleside on December 29.
Marty Krogh of Ingleside
Flames goalie Jonas Hiller stops Blackhawks player Andrew Shaw's scoring attempt during the Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames game at the United Center in Chicago on December 14.
John Wysocki, of Mount Prospect
A lone tree and a picnic table on the beach at Point Mugu Beach, California on February 2011.
Carole Brock of Schaumburg
Our daughter's cat, Patch, relaxes in her arms the day after Christmas, as we visit at our house in St. Charles. The photo was taken using an in-camera single-color effect to bring attention to Patch's captivating yellow eyes.
Mike Weimer of St. Charles
I shot this last week in the Everglades during the Christmas holiday,
David Neesley, of Naperville
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