Photo contest finalists
This is a photo of my granddaughter in a flower pot. I think she is summer's sweetest flower.
Renee Cybu of Elgin
This photo was taken August 17th from Lake Michigan as we went from Burnham Harbor back to Winthrop Harbor. The fog did not let up the entire trip. This was just North of downtown Chicago.
Kathleen Iannacco of West Chicago
A Japanese beetle crawls across a blade of grass in a clover field in Western Illinois this summer during the early morning when the field was covered with dew.
Bob Esbensen of Palatine
A picture of pink flowers with a dog named Harley in the background.
Krista Sperling of Wildwood
This is an eagle watching the entrance to the Portage River in Jacobsville, MI.
Frank Schumacher of Elgin
Three climbers ascend the glacier at l'Aiguille du Midi of the Mont Blanc Massif in France.
Matt Tassler of Libertyville
I thought these were fun animal shots from my trip to Flagstaff, AZ. It looks like the horses are kissing. These were taken during a trip to Flagstaff, AZ with a Canon PowerShot and a digital zoom, cropped to get at the essence of the scene.
Dianne Slotten of Naperville
The roof of Antelope Canyon. It is a red-rock slot canyon with slots in the roof through which light falls during midday near Page, Arizona.
Karan Jumani of Palatine
Pontoon boats in an early morning fog on the Rock River in Edgerton, WI.
Beverly Farrow of Rolling Meadows
Peyton Schnackenberg, 8, of Lake in the Hills isn't sure if she likes fishing with real worms, but dad thought it was worth a try since the fish didn't like the hot dogs they were using!
Mary Schnackenberg of Lake in the Hills
This photo was taken at the sidewalk chalk drawing event in downtown Glen Ellyn. The eagle's name is Angel and she is from the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN. She was an injured bird and did not recover enough to be released. Taken with a Canon 5D Mark II and a 70-200mm f/2.8 IS lens.
Barbara Bradley of Glen Ellyn
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