Images: Photo Contest Finalists
This photo was taken in Oswego on a cool autumn day. No occasion, I just shoot a lot.
Walter Lesus of Sandwich
This was one of my last shots of the day as the sun was going down at Herrick Lake. The wind was and algae were swirling, the leaves were blowing off the trees into the blue water. Thus the name is Autumn Dance.
Todd A. Sherlock of Wheaton
Starkly bare trees on the Joy Path at Morton Arboretum indicate winter is on the way.
Lena Conway of Naperville
Genevieve Murray, of Holland, Michigan, wears her new ballerina dress at Wicker Park home in April, 2003.
Bill Murray of Palatine
The sun shines on a big turtle and tiny fish in a shallow creek near Orlando, Florida last month.
Ole Pedersen of Vernon Hills
A light shines at midnight from the Eiffel Tower in Paris on October 23rd.
Kyle Stagnito of Palatine
The rough surf north of KaÂ’anapali Beach in Maui, Hawaii. The sunlight shines through the wave focusing on the force of the water.
Nancy Giardina of Libertyville
A buffalo blocks up traffic in Yellowstone on August 15th. Bison cross the road, but this guy owns the road, and he knows it.
Haley Helstrom of Mount Prospect
The early morning sun was shining through these dewdrops on shrubbery in downtown Tacoma, Washington.
Robert M. Sharp of Gilberts
I found this frozen leaf in our backyard rock fountain and thought it made for an interesting photo.
Paulette Novalinski of Carpentersville
This photo is taken on the Fox River near Cary. We took a late afternoon paddle and watched the sunset. Peaceful.
Cindy Smith of Cary
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