Photo contest finalists
The interior of the Frederick C. Hamilton building at the Denver Art Museum. It was designed by Daniel Libeskind.
Ken Juranek of Des Plaines
My son and his friends occasionally have a contest to see who can float a golf ball on the air stream of my leaf blower.
Jim Barnas of Lake Zurich
A fisherman in a small boat at sunset on Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in May of 2009.
Richard Stockman of Buffalo Grove
From the first time I saw it from the ferry to Washington Island in Door County Wisconsin, I've been captivated by Pilot Island. Something about it has always a little haunting. I took this picture at sunrise a few weeks ago from a beach on the far northeast shore of the county.
Tom Nicol of Geneva
A frog tries to hide in a pond at the Rollins Savanna.
Jeff A. Goldberg
A brown bear cub goes fishing in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska last August.
Arthur Ott of Vernon Hills
While on vacation in Santa Monica last week, I was able to catch the setting sun behind the Ferris wheel on the pier. It was a beautiful evening.
Bob Williams of Huntley
Sometimes things just aren't what they seem to be. The remains of a dead tree looked strangely like an inquisitive animal, sniffing up into the air. Taken at the Meacham Grove Forest Preserve.
Joanne Barsanti of Roselle
This photo was taken at the home of Frank and Linda Starkey of Schaumburg on August 2, 2009. This picture is of Brad Starkey throwing his daughter, Abigail Starkey, into the air as she asks him to throw her "super high."
Angela Gall of Elgin.
A young baby goat and 10-month-old Sophie are fascinated by the uniqueness of each other at a petting zoo at Lee Manor Nursing home in Des Plaines.
Photo by Karen Kinnare of Mt. Prospect
I took this picture while on vacation in Port Arkansas on Mustang Island, TX. last month. The ocean picture is a sunrise.
Caron Warnicke of Glendale Heights