Photo contest finalists
A duck performing the perfect landing in Long Grove.
Melissa Summaria of Algonquin
A man sits on the Blue Line train as it makes its way toward O'Hare Airport.
Jeff Beaudette of Palatine
The flowers exhibit contrasting colors at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe.
Peter Hill of Long Grove
While on a family vacation in Manzanillo, Mexico, this hint of paradise was reflected in a pair of sunglasses.
Natalie Schmaltz of Des Plaines
A hummingbird flies from flower to flower at the San Diego Zoo.
Colleen O'Rourke of Island Lake
This photo was captured in my back yard pond.
Joanne Barsanti of Roselle
Yazmin Rodriguez stands behind Elvis Presley beads in the basement of a home in Ingleside.
Haylee Walsh of Ingleside
Two young lovers sit near a sculpture which states the obvious in Scottsdale, Arizona in March 2009.
Soledad Jameson of Mount Prospect
The St Charles 4th of July Fireworks display.
Chuck Bennorth of St. Charles
This photo is of an escalator in the Athens, Greece metro subway.
Larry Pearlman of Naperville
I shot this landscape in the forest preserve area on Freeman road in Kane County. I was struck by the simple lines of the tree, the field of grass and the cloud in the sky.
Bob Williams of Huntley