Photo contest finalists
This photo was taken while looking for eagles at Starved Rock State Park.
Kelsey Caprel
While at at the skatepark with his friend, Jeff, Pavlina took this picture when Jeff aired out on his bicycle over the ramp.
David Pavlina of Lake Zurich
I took this picture in one of Chicago's greatest landmarks, the Rookery Building. This was taken on the second floor looking up through the staircase.
Michael Velinske of Elgin
This photo was taken at the Wood Dale Park District's Lake Mini Ha-Ha. The 50 year old private windmill, used to circulate lake water, was razed four years ago for new housing construction.
Jack Brady of Wood Dale
The photo was taken in June 2006. It is one of my wife's roses on a foggy morning. I thought the rose was an interesting subject, but I was particularly intrigued by the tiny water droplets on the rose petals.
Greg Pacton of Schaumburg
This is my adorable niece Rosemary. We took a trip to the pumpkin farm in October and I managed to catch her at the perfect time to get this shot. I love this picture because it really catches her spontaneous personality.
Kimmi Smith of Elgin
This picture was taken in Apple Holler, Wisconsin Hedger's daughter, Sarah, while she played in the corn kernel sand box.
Steve Hedger of Antioch
This was a dancer at the Native American Pow Wow in Joliet on Saturday, March 14, 2009. I liked the motion of the dancer.
Tony Schreiber of Carpenersville
This is a photo of a person entering the Dark Cell at the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park in Yuma, Arizona. It iwas the Arizona Territory's first prison built in 1876.
Chris Sbertoli of Bloomingdale
A red fox stops to scratch an itch in the Denali National Park of Alaska during the summer of 2008.
Dan Greising of Arlington Heights
I was walking along the beach in Naples, Florida with my husband one morning while on vacation in January of 2009. The sun had just risen and these amazing pelicans were congregating on the pier.
Diane Vogelgesang of Schaumburg
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