Images: Photo Contest Finalists
We were driving through the countryside west of Marengo at sunset. This scene just spoke of pastoral tranquillity.
Robert M. Sharp of Gilberts
The water garden is my favorite at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Using a blue filter, I was able to capture this bright pink water lily against a vibrant background of lily pads and water.
Susan Birr of Carpentersville
I took this picture at sunrise at Taylor Lake in the Colorado mountains on a recent family vacation. My son-in-law already has his line in the water as the lake releases steam, and the sky lights up with the morning sun.
Eric Andersen of West Dundee
A sunflower in a Wauconda backyard on August 23, 2011.
Patti McElwee of Wauconda
Black-and-yellow Zigzag spider climbs in its web next to a Lindenhurst home.
Nate Dodge of Lindenhurst
The view between several silos at the grain elevator in Loda, IL emphasizes geometry and perspective.
Sharon Swing of Bartlett
Stephanie Melinyshyn looks out at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in early August 2011.
Samantha Melinyshyn of Buffalo Grove
A horse looks down at a rooster walking by a barn in Maple Park.
Sarah Johnson of Bartlett
I captured this sunrise on a road trip across the Midwest on US RT 30.
David Neesley of Naperville
This photo was taken last July at the Glendale Heights Fest. I used a tripod to stabilize my D-SLR so that I could photograph this Ferris wheel, which kept changing colors. I happened to capture a photo just as it changed to red, white, and blue. With the orange-lit stands underneath it, it looked quite patriotic at that moment.
Angela Cichosz of Carol Stream
I found this caterpillar clinging to a plant leaf in a large compost pile filled with rotting fruit, matted sheep wool, and uprooted vegetable plants. I took the photo at Kline Creek Farm with a Tamron 1:1 macro lens.
Angela Cichosz of Carol Stream
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