See the winning images from our weekly photo contest
Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of them and select the
finalists. Here are the finalists for the week of April 6.
Soft morning sunlight filters through the greenhouse on the beautiful orchids at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe in February.
Joni Wachta of Lake Zurich
A few years back, my wife and I had our first view of the Badlands in South Dakota. It was cold, windy and could only be enjoyed form the inside of the car. The photo doesn't capture the cold or the wind but it does capture the color, texture and eerie landscape that has drawn us back.
Tony Pocewicz, from Carpentersville
I took this picture in Starved Rock State Park last year. While walking along a trail that follows the Illinois river I spotted this sparrow feasting on some juniper berries. He didn't seem to mind my invading his privacy, and continued with his meal.
Milton Hoskins of Hampshire
My wife and I recently visited the redesigned Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. I was overwhelmed by the stunning architecture of the building. This is one of many photographs I took of the fascinating shapes, colors, and light that make up the architects' tribute to the Surrealist artist Salvador Dali.
Mike Weimer of St. Charles
I photographed Saturday's lunar eclipse (blood moon) event. These photos were taken near its peak when it finally started to turn a pinkish color. I took the photos near the Carol Stream water reclamation plant. The eclipse was very short, and the peak was about 5 minutes.
Angela Cichosz, of Carol Stream
This photo of the candy droplets was taken at home in my rec. room. I started with a bowl of "skittles" candy and placed a piece of glass from a picture frame over the bowl. Use of an eye dropper was needed to place water drops on the glass. By manually focusing through the drops, this colorful and unusual image appeared.
Randy Link, from Winfield
I took this at Hidden Lakes in Lisle. It look liked something between winter and fall.
Todd A. Sherlock, from Downers Grove
A gull stands on the ice as it melts to nothingness on Lake Marie in Antioch in March 19.
Marietta Kappel of Antioch
A great horned owl takes off from a tree limb over the Octotillo cactus blooms this March at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum during the "Raptor Show".
Nancy Giardina of Libertyville
A man stares across the sands at sunset in the Merzouga sand dunes, on the edge of the Sahara Desert in Morocco, on March 10.
Keith Edmonson of Mount Prospect
A mature male humpback whale breaches the surface near Nuevo Vallarta March 19.
Richard Kurnick of Arlington Heights
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