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Two men look down into the still water at their reflections at Crawford Notch State Park in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire last month. Fred Gruber of Streamwood

A boat sits on a still lake as the sun rises over Independence Grove in Libertyville in mid-October. The world appeared peaceful that morning. Nicole Dicop-Hineline of Gurnee

Detail of a 1939 Cadillac sedan during the Blues Cruise in Mount Prospect last June. Ken Juranek of Des Plaines

A Great Horned Owl peaks through the Ocotillo branches at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum at the raptor show. During the demonstration, birds flew over the audience as they move from tree to tree. Nancy Giardina of Libertyville

Gurnee resident Jim Marsh relaxes in a Cancun pool in August 2011. Dee Marsh of Gurnee

Jennifer Tinaglia goes into a pre-pointe ballet pose during a Thanksgiving celebration on November 26. Christine M. Solum of Arlington Heights

This past October offered some beautiful, sunny fall days. On a trip to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL. I photographed these changing maple trees which were backlit by a warm afternoon sun. Mike Weimer of St. Charles

I took this photo of a moonrise over Fermilab on November 24. Tom Nicol of Geneva

I really enjoy the views more than the Cold. I captured this snow scene with my Nikon p530. Matthew Snyder of Elgin

On the morning of the season's first snow, I went for a walk to my favorite place to take photos. These two gazebos are located near a townhouse subdivision built on North Avenue that back up to the Carol Stream water reclamation center. There is a surrounding retention pond and a scenic walking path along the creek. I have plans to make a series of photos of this same location across different seasons and weather. This photo reflects the snowy morning. I could not get the camera settings to pick up the heavy falling snow. When I got home, I used a program called "Snow Daze" to add some falling snow to the photo. I wanted the end result to reflect what I actually saw outside that the camera did not record. Angela Cichosz of Carol Stream

The photo was taken at the Morton Arboretum on Nov. 22nd while viewing their "Grand Illumination" with our granddaughters. The variety of colors there were breathtaking. Allen Panek of Naperville

I took this photo one afternoon as the sun was setting and caught the reflection in the creek.I call it Autumn on Fire. Todd A. Sherlock of Downers Grove