Images: Photo Contest Finalists
A large pine cone sits in a puddle on the beach in Seaside, Florida.
Colin Morabito of Libertyville
The lights of downtown Chicago can be seen while kayaking on the Chicago River.
Mary Loranger of Prospect Heights
View of the midnight sunset over the Chugach Mountains and Orca Inlet in Cordova, Alaska last July.
Samantha Hertel of Mundelein
Amanda Murphy rubs the nose of a horse in Eagle River, Wisconsin.
Jennele Nejman of Schaumburg
A cave opening showcases the color brilliance of the natural stone with the changing colors of the fall leaves this past October in Hocking Hills, Ohio.
Candace Anderson of Fox Lake
A couple walks their scooter down a street on their wedding day in Saigon, Vietnam.
Bud Domagata of Arlington Heights
This is a photo of a stained-glass window taken at Bethany Lutheran Church in Dundee. I took itÊduringÊthe Dickens in Dundee festival. What stained glass identifies to me is the autism spectrum; the variances, barriers and beauty that comes from personalÊbreakthrough. The opaque window represents to me the communication barriers that can occur between the autistic person and the neuro-typical world.
Allison M. Kramer of Carpentersville
A photo taken in May of lady year while visiting Matthiessen State Park. Heavy rains had fallen the day previous to my visit. Mild temperature calm winds and the presence of ground fog combined with damp shady moss laden sandstone walls to produce a scene so tranquil that I didnt want to leave. The fog captured the light beams and the waterfall was soothing to the ears. Just an outright perfect scene
Tony Pocewicz of Carpentersville
Im remembering the summer in Costa Rica.
Carla Maas of Wheaton
This photo was taken at the Brookfield Zoo on a sunny November afternoon. This big cat reminded me of some smaller kitties back home doing the same thing!
Susan Snyder of Elburn
This is a photo of frost on a window pane. This photo was taken with a Canon DSLR with a Sigma f3.5 18-200 lens.
Vivek Jena of Naperville
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