Images: Photo Contest Finalists
Costume creator Robert Delmar dresses as Johnny Depps Mad Hatter from the movie Alice in Wonderland during Halloween in Wonder Lake last year.
Kathleen McDow of Wonder Lake
A bridge is reflected in a small pond near the entrance of Grant Woods Forest Preserve.
Marty Krogh of Ingleside
Swans on Slocum Lake in unincorporated Lake County on March 24th.
Rachel Schlueter of Island Lake
A hummingbird sits on a hosta stemt this summer in a garden in western Illinois.
Bob Esbensen of Palatine
The first rays of sunlight shine through a heavy, broken cloud layer to light up the buildings along Michigan Avenue on a windy, cold Labor Day morning this September.
David Waycie of Mount Prospect
Trick or Treat comes early for this squirrel. It came upon on these corn stalks, sat down on an ear of corn, and began eating away on Sunday, October 9th.
Paul Liston of Elk Grove Village
This was taken this summer on Curtis Lake in Michigan. A storm came through and blessed us with a beautiful sunset.
Mary Kroning of Batavia
This magnificent rainbow appeared just before sunset when the glow of the setting sun was at its prettiest. The photo was taken on a country road west of Winnebago, Il.
Robert M. Sharp of Gilberts
Recently, my wife and I were vacationing in New Mexico and Colorado. We rode the historic Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Americas longest and highest narrow gauge railroad. We began our 70 mile trip by steam train in Chama, New Mexico and traveled to Antonito, Colorado. It was a beautiful trip, as the aspen trees were at the height of their full golden color.
Thomas W. Leimbach, from Wheaton
This is a Panoramic view of the main intersection in downtown Naperville. The Image was shot in HDR and a polarizing filter was used to enhance the clouds
David Neesley, from Naperville
I always liked how the new Cross & Bell tower looked at St. Michaels Catholic Church on the corner of Illinois and West St., in Wheaton. I took some shots & merged 3 images together to create this High Dynamic Range shot using Photomatix Pro 4.
Randy Link, from Winfield
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