Daily Herald photo contest finalists
A Navy Seal with the American Flag parachutes down to the beach at Saturday's Chicago Air & Water Show.
Chris Lajiness of Palatine
A hummingbird moth flies by the butterfly bush in an Inverness garden.
Richard Woldman of Inverness
During a rest stop at a farm in the Highlands of Scotland, one of the Highland cows came over to say "hello".
Lynn Janu of Mount Prospect
I took this picture of my grand daughter Jade, aged 2, at the Kane County Fair on one of the hottest days of the year. To her delight, she found a sprinkler, and preferred it to any of the rides!
Debra Seitz of Wasco
A bee flies around a cup during a backyard party in Libertyville last month.
Kris Kazian of Libertyville
A frog at Cantigny Park in Wheaton sits surrounded by stars of bright lights provided by a 8-point star filter on the lens.
Angela Cichosz of Carol Stream
This was taken in the Rocky Mountains while on a six day hiking trip.
Bonnie Buma of Naperville
This is near Fraser, British Columbia, on the Yukon and White Pass railroad to Skagway, AK.
Michael Podgorski of Wheaton
This picture was taken at Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park in September of 2008. For me the fly fisherman in silhouette made the picture.
Milton Hoskins of Hampshire
A young girl dips her feet into the water at sunset in Spread Eagle, Wisconsin this past summer.
Lacey Dahlstrom of Grayslake
This photo was taken at the Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas while visiting with my family. We were walking underneath a glass aquarium and walked directly underneath this large sawfish.
Wendy Gruber of St. Charles
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