Photo contest finalists
On our vacation to Venice, Italy last spring break I snapped this picture of the Grand Canal just moments before dusk. The colors were just amazing.
John Lindahl of Wood Dale
Two sisters, Gracie and Jillian Bouchard, had no problem being "on top of the world" atop the Willis Tower Ledge in downtown Chicago this past Veterans Day.
Peg Fortini-Bors of Prospect Heights
A pair of sandhill cranes in a field off of Old McHenry Road in Hawthorn Woods standing in the golden field od long grass.
Jim Barnas of Lake Zurich
I stopped by the "Perscribed Burn" at Freeman Kame. I liked this shot of two hard working Kane County Forest Perserve workers walking out the smoke and flames after making sure the burn didn't get out of hand. This was a hot and smokey task and they did a great job.
Bob Williams of Huntley
A tree is silhouetted against the evening sky at a Crystal Lake park in November.
Cheryl Flood of Island Lake
This photo is titled "The Flight."
Linda Bowman of Roselle,
A labrador retriever waits at the end of the drive at a farmhouse in Elizabeth, IL.
Jim Pavletich of Elk Grove Village
This photo was taken in the slums of Uganda, Africa last year. We were doing a medical clinic there and I happened to see this small orphan boy peering at us through the fence. I like to call the photo, "Eyes of Hope."
Ron Hubbard of Batavia
This picture was taken in the "Rocky Mountain National Park" in Colorado this past summer. My daughter had climbed up on this ledge and I just couldn't pass up this photo opportunity.
Robert Warren of Elgin
This photo is titled "Mine."
Linda Bowman of Roselle
During a cruise to Dubrovnik, Croatia, there was a show of the region's folk dances after touring the old walled city.
Nancy Giardina of Libertyville
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