Daily Herald photo contest finalists
It was so beautiful out Sunday morning, I decided to go to Busse Woods and see the elk at the elk pasture in Elk Grove. Many robins were around. One decided to land on the elk and fortunately I was there to capture it.
Emil Schiavo of Itasca
These shots were taken on a CTA "L" train excursion sponsored by the Illinois Railway Museum on March 29th. The trip lived up to its name as the 'snowflake special'
Larry Pearlman of Naperville
This was taken in Washington DC. It was a rainy and overcast day. While we visited the Vietnam Memorial Wall my daughter reached up to feel one of the names on the wall.
Barbara Lewis of Geneva
I went to Millennium Park in Chicago one night last summer to take pictures of the Bean at night. As I headed back to the train, I walked by the fountain. It was a really warm evening and the water afforded welcome, if loud, relief from the heat.
Tom Nicol of Geneva
This picture was taken March 15, 2009 in South Haven, Michigan. With the reflection of the lighthouse on the water and ice still on the horizon, fishermen ready themselves for spring.
Chari Norum of Buffalo Grove
This picture was taken from my patio window in Roselle. The squirrel was sliding down a shepherds hook that was holding a suet feeder for the birds.
Audrey Dobbs of Roselle
This picture of flowers on a window sill was taken during a trip to Ireland in May 2008.
Haley Wubs of Palatine
This picture was taken in Door County several years ago of a sunset as a small sailboat slowly crossed the horizon.
Tom Strudeman of Arlington Heights
While vacationing in New Zealand with friends, we came across this breathtaking view from the Lower Shotover Bridge just outside of Queenstown.
Paulette Novalinski of Carpentersvile
Fourteen-year-old Abby took pictures with her sister, Emily, of a girl playing at Countryside Lake near Mundelein during a cold day with a wonderful setting sun.
Abby Nierman of Mundelein
A picture of Curious George, the goat, as it tried to find a way to get out of the wooden fence enclosure.
Peter Hill of Long Grove
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