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This photo was taken while on a SeaBourn cruise around the southwest side of Norway (if you look closely you can actually see the cruise ship docked near the center of the picture).
Photo by Mark Tucker of Wheaton
This is a photo I took in our garden in Villa Park of a sunflower growing with the seed still on it.
Photo by Debbie Dolecki of Villa Park
Sunlight reflects off pools in the sand at Big Sur in California.
Photo by Peter Hill of Long Grove
A snapping turtle near the parking lot at Spring Valley Nature Center in June.
Photo by Bob Esbensen of Palatine
While taking pictures around the neighborhood this week, the photographer captured her sister, Emily, blowing bubbles.
Photo by Abby Nierman of Mundelein
I took this picture from the Golden Gate Bridge on business trip to San Francisco.
Photo by Andy Stecher of South Elgin
Three baby raccoons have been living in the garage next door. One morning, one of the babies was in the tree next to our front porch. He soon hopped down and ran towards his siblings running towards the garage.
Photo by Debbie Dolecki of Villa Park
A lighthouse in South Haven Michigan taken during a vacation in the spring.
Photo by Erin-Colleen Quinn
This is a self portrait for a high school class assignment. I placed the camera on a tripod and used the self timer. I used a long exposure and outlined myself with a pen light.
Photo by Melissa Summaria of Algonquin
These green darner dragonflies mated while they were flying then they landed on a tree at Crabtree Nature Center in Palatine.
Photo by Linda Strickland of Palatine
Taken from a hotel window in the Philippines, the sun rises over the haze of the mountains of an area called "Mines View" in a city of Baguio City.
Photo by Mark Riekki of Hawthorn Woods