Daily Herald weekly photo contest finalists
A U.S. cavalryman tends to his horse during the 2009 Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda.
Heather Janssen of Lake Zurich
Four-year-old George Foster fishes with his his grandfater, Doug Foster at Yost Lake Country Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Adam Foster of Libertyville
I took this picture when I took my granddaughter horseback riding.
Luis Cabrera of Elgin
This summer we took a driving trip out west through the northern U.S. national parks and returned through the Canadian Rockies. This picture was taken in Yellowstone National Park.
Larry Bauer of West Chicago
I just happened to playing around with my new camera when a butterfly fly into the shot and posed for the picture.
Jamie Hering of Flower Mound, TX
These photos were taken at the Brookfield Zoo. I did the photo in grayscale because it makes it more emotional and raw. The gorilla is seemingly content as he or she munches on a handful of grass.
Angela F. Cichosz of Carol Stream
The predawn sunrise provides a warm glow to boats, ocean and sky at Monterey Harbor in Monterey Bay, California.
Peter Hill of Long Grove
A five-year-old Russian Blue cat named Doc explores a cloudy gift bag in Glendale, Arizona.
Julie Ivens of Rolling Meadows
Beads of dew lay on the top petal of a rose in Napa, California.
Jeanne Fryman of Arlington Heights
This photo was taken on the tranquil waters of Clark Lake in Michigan. On this serene evening the full moon was rising over the dense forest.
Brendan McGeeo of Batavia
A female lion is lounging in the shade trying to stay cool on a 100 degree day at Valley of the Kings, an exotic wildlife sanctuary, in Sharon, Wisconsin.
Daryl Lynn O'Donnell of Wheeling