Photo contest finalists
The Louvre was shot in Paris and shows the stairways to the main reception area.
Larry Pearlman of Naperville
This picture was taken during my last trip to Paris. It was taken in the Latin Quarter and as I was walking, I just turned, liked what I saw, and snapped it. Everytime I look at it, it instantly transports me back to the City of Lights!
Craig Barolet of Elgin
Wagner Falls as seen during a road trip through the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in September near Munising.
Marietta Kappel of Antioch
This photgraph was taken from the seat of a vintage Steib sidecar attached to an equally vintage Moto Guzzi motorcycle as my husband and I rode home from Galena on a beautiful fall day.
Kathy Young of Cary
The "Zoo Lights" display at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo created an abstract of color when a slow shutter speed on the camera was used.
Ken Juranek of Des Plaines
The pink flamingos are still enjoying the beautiful weather at the Fort Worth zoo.
Cathy Godfrey of Wheaton
A close up of a milk weed seed pod at the Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve on the prairie horizon in the Midwest during late fall.
Roland Filippi of Kildeer
On a rainy afternoon, I really liked the mood, framing and reflections.
Larry Pearlman of Naperville
This unraveling rose was nipped by an autumn frost earlier this month.
Brendan McGee of Batavia
Private Idea stands with her foal, Houdini, in a horse stall in Wauconda in 2007.
Amy Kelly of Mt. Prospect
A gondola makes its way through the waterways in Venice, Italy in November.
Elyse Landsman of Vernon Hills
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