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 August 31.
A white rose commemorates a victim at the Sept. 11 memorial in New York City in May 2014.
Ken Juranek of Des Plaines
I spotted a pair of Bald Eagles sitting high in the trees while on a fishing trip in Northern Minnesota. Since fishing was slow, we decided to get a closer look at the Eagles. Just as I started to take some pictures, one decided to leave the tree and find another "less populated" area. I can't help but feel a little bit more patriotic when I see these beautiful birds.
Bonnie Graham, of Lombard
My son spotted this beautiful dragonfly on the window screen outside our house. Standing on a ladder, with my zoom lens, I was able to get all the details. Its colors and shape provide inspiration for a unique piece of jewelry or painting.
Nicole Yingst of Geneva
I took this photo while at the gardens of FDR in New York. I loved the beautiful butterflies everywhere and colors of the gardens were spectacular!
Gayle Wede of Elgin
A fellow photographer braves the ice on the shores of Lake Michigan to get the sunrise on a cold early morning in March of 2015 in Ft. Sheridan.
Butch Law of Des Plaines
A beautiful water lily creates its own reflection on the still pond at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe on July 9.
Sheila O'Gara of Buffalo Grove
The Wrigley Building rises over the Michigan Avenue bridge creates a bold contrast on an August day.
Mark Hammerschick of Hawthorn Woods
A Monarch butterfly rests on a flower along Bonner Road in Wauconda last week.
Joan Farrell of Island Lake
Last weekend, a group of us visited the Chicago Botanic Garden. Among the beauty around us, this water lily seemed to call out, "Hey look at me!"
Tony Lyons, of Wheaton
A rainbow forms over a Deer Park neighborhood last month after a rainstorm.
David Block of Deer Park
Like an iceberg, most of this alligator in a pond at Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge is under the water in Hilton Head.
Dave Kushner, of Naperville
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