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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 30.

This grizzly bear rests on the rocks coming out of the water during a hot day in August. Donna Horrage, of Lombard
I took this photo last summers on a visit to the Shed Aquarium. The image captures this amazing animal and lowered my blood pressure at the same time. Lin Nielsen of Gilberts
I took this photo at the Chicago Botanic Garden, a pink water lotus blooms against the background of its greenery this past July. Susan Birr of Carpentersville
A French Brittany named Mitchell enjoys a romp in the snow in December of 2010 in the Prairie Crossing subdivision in Grayslake. Kelley Dorner of Grayslake
A lone figure stands in the bitter cold by the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park on December 30. Julie Fabrizius of Arlington Heights
This photo was taken Saturday January 24 at the Morton Arboretum's Husky Hero's event. The lack of snow did not slow down these pups! Maggie Newlin, of Naperville
I photographed window frost using a macro lens to capture the intricate details of the frost feathers. However, I noticed that this photo stood out from the rest that I took. This photo seems to depict a landscape scene. The light hit the window at just the right angle to give the impression of the sun in the upper corner with the frost looking like a snowy pine forest at the bottom. Angela Cichosz, of Carol Stream
Early morning at New Smyrna Beach, Florida last month. John Baranowski of Hawthorn Woods
A man watches the sunset in Zihuatanejo, Mexico on January 4. Cindy Madson of Mundelein
This is an amaryllis just before blooming with appearances of being a fish or bird. Greg Stenzel of Mount Prospect
A woman gets ready to go off-roading in a New Mexico desert in Rio Rancho on January 10. Debra Moritz of Buffalo Grove
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