Images: Photo contest finalists
A girl walks through the grass at the Cuneo Mansion in Vernon Hills.
Danielle Molnar of Libertyville
A beautiful butterfly lands on a flower last August on Mackinac Island in Michigan.
J. Kevin Hunter of Ingleside
A little boys hand reaches out to grab a whirlybird mid-flight in Palatine earlier this month.
Anne Kerr of Palatine
A couple watch the sunset at The Glen in Glenview earlier this month.
Mike Zarnek of Mount Prospect
My dog Doctor lays on the kitchen floor in Waukegan.
Jason Thompson of Waukegan
This picture was taken after a summer storm passed through our area. This photo shows a veiny leaf covered with raindrops.
Brendan McGee of Batavia
This Baltimore Oriole doesnt seem to understand that this is a hummingbird feeder. Its somewhat awkward, but he makes it work!
Mary Graziano of Dundee
I was up in Quetico, the boundary waters, last week. Besides the normal great experience, I was also able to get a lot of great pictures. This one stood out as unusual of my son fishing off a rock.
Steve Papke of Elburn
That was shot in High Dynamic Range and is a panorama. I set the camera to shoot portrait style, set the timed interval to 9 frames and exposed 4 stops over and 4 stops under perfect exposure ie the 9 frame exposure.
David Neesley of Naperville
This is a beautiful sunset I captured at Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Barbara Nice-Miller of Bloomingdale
Heres a photo taken from my blackberry last weekend while returning from fishing on Lake Michigan.
Kathleen Kraft of West Chicago
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