Daily Herald photo contest winners for August 2024
August was a month for capturing the vibrant colors of summer with pictures of birds and butterflies, flowers and frogs.
Mary Fink of Lake Villa takes first place by capturing an intriguing photo of a slender green frog seemingly balancing itself on the petals of a flower. Fink writes, “This little frog seemed to enjoy my black-eyed Susans as much as I do. I like its green against the bright golden flower.”
Second place goes to a lovely photo by Marilyn McNichols of Algonquin of a butterfly and a bee pollinating a sunflower in her Algonquin garden. The swirling look at the center of the flower head almost creates a sense of motion.
During a hiking trip in British Columbia, John Cosentino of Arlington Heights took this playful third-place photo of a Canada jay, also known colloquially as a whiskeyjack. Cosentino writes, “This is a photo favorite of mine because of the friendly and curious look on the jack’s face.”
Rita Boserup of Glen Ellyn glides into fourth place with this glistening photo of a heron landing on a lake on the Morton Arboretum grounds. She writes, “I was walking with a friend and the heron swooped over us and landed in the lake. He was there for a minute until other hikers scared him away, so I was in the right place at the right time. I love the reflection of the bird in the water and how he is framed by the greenery.”
August was a popular month for charming photos of frogs, so we’re also giving an honorable mention to this close-up by Connie Pfeifer of Libertyville. She writes, “He and I enjoyed quite a few glances at each other through the window this summer.”
Contest rules
The Daily Herald invites readers to submit their own photos to our “Your Images” amateur photo contest.
Once a month, we showcase entries, which feature one first-place winner and three runners-up. The contest is open to everyone in the Daily Herald readership area.
• To submit a photo of your own for consideration, email it in .jpg format at highest quality possible to yourimages@dailyherald.com.
• Include your name, mailing address and phone number, plus a description of your photo and what you like about it.
• One photo a week per photographer, but enter as many weeks as you’d like.
• First-place winners will receive prizes alternating between The Great Frame Up in Schaumburg and PJ’s Camera in Glen Ellyn.