Winning images of our weekly photo contest

An unusual look with the face looking out toward the trees and buildings in a reflection of Crown Fountain in downtown Chicago. Deb Marak of Arlington Heights

I took this photo at the Memphis Zoo two weeks ago. It was 96 degrees and the baby decided it would just ride around on mom all day. Todd A. Sherlock of Downers Grove

A beautiful sunset over the pond at Willow Creek Church on Father's Day weekend. Judy Damhauser of Hanover Park

This photo was taken on a recent trip to Costa Rica. We were on Hermosa Beach to witness this gorgeous sunset. Robert Warren of Elgin

Fall colors on a country road near La Porte, Ind. in October 2012. Ken Juranek of Des Plaines

A couple of geese watch a beautiful sunset recently. Cindy Spudich of Lake Zurich

A fly lands on flower in a Mundelein garden. Danny Donahoe of Mundelein

These are pitcher plants. They live in places where there are few nutrients in the soil, and capture insects to feed on. The victims are lured into a cup filled with a digestive fluid. In this photo, you can see a doomed insect that cannot escape. Marvin Garber of Elgin

Reflections in the fjords of Norway during a Nutshell Tour, Berggen to Oslo route, in October 2015. Beth Hjelm of Libertyville

This photo was taken at the Hjemskomst (Homecoming in Norwegian) Center in Moorehead, MN Oct of 2016. this was the first time I attempted a photo using a macro fish eye lens with no flash using only the aperture setting and adjusting the ISO to 1600. This ship was completed in early 1980s and was sailed from Duluth, Mn to New York City and then across the Atlantic to Oslo, Norway in June/July of 1982. It is a beautiful replica of the Gokstad ship discovered in Norway. David Hoffrage of Lombard

A Monarch Butterfly having lunch. Jolene Arends of Naperville

"The corn is as high as an elephant's eye" - reaching toward the October sky. It's harvest time at our farm. Pat Hartmann, of Elgin