Images: Photo Contest Finalists
This photo was taken with a pole-mounted GoPro Hero in Coshocton, Ohio during the Coshocton Hot Air Balloon Festival in June 9. I raised the GoPro up into the balloon envelope and shot down toward the basket to achieve the shot.
Nick Jonard of St. Charles
A Rufous hummingbird approaches a flowering plant to feed in Yorba Linda, California on June 12.
Dennis Heuer of Prospect Heights
A statue of Jesus is decked out in a Chicago Blackhawk T-shirt on the 1000 block of Washington Street in Wauconda on June 16.
Jeffrie Chirchirillo of Wauconda
Lily pads in the Grant Woods Forest Preserve pond last week.
Marty Krogh of Ingleside
Out on The Ledge in the Willis Tower. What a view!
Cindy Smith of Cary
I had the pleasure of visiting The Chicago Botanical Gardens. I was especially captivated by the Butterfly Exhibit and caught some great shots. This is by far my favorite.
Audrey Dobbs of Carol Stream
A great blue heron flew over a hill as I captured this photo. While the landscape is simple, it contrasts well with the bird.
Angela Cichosz of Carol Stream
Rescue dog, Rosie, is reflected in a car mirror as she comes home for the first time on June 6.
Christine Bohlmann of Mundelein
A fisherman is silhouetted against the rising sun over Lake Michigan near Montrose Beach on May 12.
Mark Niggemann of Palatine
A brown trout is released after it was caught on the fly on the Missouri River near Craig, Montana last week.
Scott Jamieson of Arlington Heights
This was taken on June 14 2013 at Gordon Lodge in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin while enjoying dinner on their deck.
Jim Wehrli of Naperville
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