The Gilly and The Ivy
by sibeling

Comment:
Lovely painting, and of dogs too!

Weimaraner Puppy
by bryantbus

Comment:
Beauty all over. (Something wrong with the site that I missed this in the voting? Anyone else?)

Soul Connection
by SandyP

Comment:
Missed this one. Brilliant lighting, texture of water and bird.

Lid-dle Red...
by jaxed

Comment:
Aha! Mystery solved. Even more brilliant than I had thought.

Egret in flight
by Hye5

Comment:
Certainly this is a great shot, but I think you made the right choice for the closer crop, which I think was my choice for 1st place. Because of composition, not just reflection theme, and because it totally centres on the fabulous wings. (I wonder if I am too much of minimalist all the time and this minority opinion gives me pause).

Sunrise
by rembo

Comment:
Wonderful sea cloud sky confluence.

Say Cheese...........
by trolljenta

Comment:
Amazing cat expression - never seen that bridge of nose wrinkle before.

Feeling Blue?
by tapeworm_jimmy

Comment:
THE most anthropomorphic of pet shots.

"I Hate You for This."
by Ken

Comment:
High marks. In spite of or because of the Santa hat, or really because of the expression, never mind compositional excellence.

*yawn*
by dankit

Comment:
Great mouth. And black and white whiskers. (Would rate it higher with more cat at the top and no white fuzzy thing).