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See the winning images of our weekly photo contest

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 November 15.

Evening surrounds the active Kilauea volcano at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on October 30. The glow originates from the molten lava about 200 feet below the visible surface. R. Scott McNeill of Vernon Hills
A photographer shoots a selfie in the mirror at her Buffalo Grove home in August. Lynne Solway of Buffalo Grove
Scenic fall colors at Blackwell Forest Preserve, late October. DuPage County has an endless abundance of gorgeous parks, all free. I love it here! Tracey Rees of Naperville
I took this photo of Jordan, my 2 year old son taking in some simple fall joy by spreading the joy and some of the leaves that have fallen. Erin Schlossberg of Cary
A giraffe reaches up to eat off a tree near Johannesburg, South Africa in November. Jennifer Hiser of Hoffman Estates
Avery Rose plays inside a sphere as the static reacts to her hair at the Palatine Community Park playground. Thomas K. O'Connell of Palatine
This photo was taken from up inside the The Moser Tower looking down over a large American flag at the 2015 Naperville, Field of Honor at Rotary Hill. The theme for this year's event was "50 Years of Healing" commemorating the servicemen and women who fought and died during the Vietnam War. My wife and I would personally like to thank them, as well all veterans that served our country. If you look close you can see some people on the ground viewing the flags on display. Randy Link of Winfield
I have wanted to get a good picture of a hawk and it has been a challenge as they usually don't stay put the few times I have had a chance to run and get my camera. I saw this one on my heated birdbath and I was able to get some good close ups of it as it sat there for a while. I took this through my patio door and even though it's back was facing me it can turn it's head quite a few degrees to see any movement that I made from my dining room. I got this shot when it was turning so I could see it's head. It is such a beautiful bird and yet that beak can look pretty wicked. Nancy Havener of Naperville
I took this photo while traveling in an RV through the Redwood Forest in Northern California. I was awestruck by the beauty and creation of God's handiwork! Rev. Duane Careb of Elgin
This picture was taken last month in Vermont while we were on a Fall Color Bus Tour. It was at a small lake where we made a photo stop as the colors and the position of the sun were aligned just right to capture the beautiful reflections on the water. Fred Gruber of Streamwood
A scenic road surrounded by Door County trees as they changed color in September over Labor Day weekend. Isabella Frank of Lake Villa
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