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 March 9.
I used Elgin Academy's drone camera and took this photo of Old Main at midnight on snowy Sunday, February 1st.
Gannon Cottone of Elgin
Judy Sugarman takes a picture of her shadow March 6 overlooking Seavey Drainage ditch near route 45 in Vernon Hills.
Judy Sugarman of Vernon Hills
A Lake Park mother sits nervously in the stands with her two sons on the court during the closing minutes of the Lake Park High School vs. Grayslake North game on March 6th.The Roselle school defeated Grayslake North 54 - 50 in overtime at the IHSA regional finals boys basketball tournament at Fremd High School in Palatine.
Doug Fulford of Inverness
A jumble of stacked boulders began underground eons ago as a result of volcanic activity at Joshua Tree National Park, east of Los Angeles, California last month.
Lynne Solway of Buffalo Grove
After the recent snowy weather, the Bean in Millennium Park in Chicago was covered in snow and ice creating interesting distortions of reflected figures.
Deb Marak of Arlington Heights
A flock of ducks fly by Lock and Dam 15 in Iowa on the Mississippi River last month.
Mike Zarnek of Mount Prospect
I used a macro lens setup to photograph a small snowflake on the orange part of a car headlight. I took the photo handheld shortly after sunrise as a light snow brought several large flakes down. I look for snowflakes that have good symmetry and that are isolated from other flakes so I can get a clean, clutter-free photo.
Angela Cichosz, from Carol Stream
While warming up my car and scraping ice from the windshield, I noticed that the defroster inside the car was making the ice melt and glide down the windshield. I took the opportunity to take some photographs. I used a macro lens to capture the close ups of the psychedelic colors left behind as the ice slid down the window. I did some minor enhancements in Photoshop Elements to create a stronger contrast and better lighting.
Angela Cichosz, from Carol Stream
I took this photo in Custer State Park, South Dakota. While walking through a camping area this prairie dog was spotted having a snack. If you're going to take a break might as well do it in the shade.
Milton Hoskins of Hampshire
A moose lies in the snow in Yellowstone on a cold morning in February of 2012.
Debra Ferguson of Kildeer
Here's a picture from Cantigny in Wheaton, IL that I will call "reflections of fall." I like to play around with water reflections. The sky was perfect for these types of pictures. The time of day helped out as well.
Nancy Havener, from Naperville
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