Daily Herald weekly photo contest
While traveling in Egypt, we decided to take the obligatory camel ride. Somehow this one just seemed to say "Pick me, pick me!"
Deb Phalen of Batavia
This photo shows a Jack O'lantern I carved. Guess what? There really is a Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater!
Brendan McGee of Batavia
This photo was taken looking through the window of an old stage coach stop in Hartsel, CO.
Kathleen Iannacco of West Chicago
This is an African Gray Parrot out for bike ride with his owner at Lake Arlington on Labor Day.
Bob Esbensen of Palatine
There is a beautiful symmetry as lilies bloom in New York Central Park.
Katie Hartley of Mundelein
A close-up of the face of our pet cat, Dusty.
Matthew Bundy of Island Lake
The wind brushes dandelion seeds away from the flower in Janesville, WI on a warm sunny day.
Emily Andras of Mundelein
These photos were taken last week as the robins were starting to feast on these crab apples.
Steve Papke of Elburn
Jonathan Windsor tees off at twilight on "The General" at the Eagle Ridge golf course in Galena last month.
Marianne Windsor of Palatine
I took this photo at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. This frosty rose was one of the few surviving plants in the gardens. I did the photo in focal black and white because it highlights certain aspects of the flower in different ways.
Angela F. Cichosz of Carol Stream
This photo was taken in the formal gardens of Cantigny Park located in Wheaton. The photo captures the color changes of autumn. The water acts like a mirror and reflects the images of the trees and plants.
Angela Cichosz of Carol Stream