America's Pet
by dpatterson

Comment:
Whether it fits the submission or not, it's a fabulous capture of a gorgeous bird.

Quite the moment of good fortune. Enjoy it.

At The Owner's Feet
by johnnyphoto

Comment:
Love the precocious pose. Very cute.

Ella loving the New Fence
by dagaleaa

Comment:
Look at that SMILE!!!! I think it's adorable and even if it doesn't fit the tight PORTRAIT category, perhaps this IS the way that ELLA needs to be portrayed. I loved this pic and felt that it showed us a side of her personality that most of the pics in this challenge didn't reflect.

This is a PORTRAIT OF ELLA! I'm glad the chain link fence didn't cover her eye. That would have changed the entire pic. This way, she's sort of a LITTLE RASCAL dog!

Thanks for sharing.

Holly on a cold walk
by kittyyyyyyy

Comment:
What a wonderful memory for you both... she looks like a happy girl!

I'm ready, I'm ready!
by gmink

Comment:
Taken from a slightly different direction, the backlighting would have been delightful. This is great and tells a bit of a story...

Jazz Being Jazz
by EssAreDubya

Comment:
SUCH a magnificent dog. With off-camera lighting this could have been a showstopper.

Devotion
by patio127

Comment:
Zeke is as sweet as can be, and strangely I would have liked to have seen him cropped even closer, but square. I think it is the head space above that throws me off the most because of the direction it was taken. The focus on his eye is great and this photo can be saved!

Natural light would be wonderful, and would give him that warmth that I am sure he radiates.

Belle
by taelera

Comment:
She's a doll! I see what you see...

Snow Buddy
by TallPaul

Comment:
This 100% mongrel reminds me very much of the awesome mutt I had when I was a kid... she lived to be fourteen years old, and put up with a lot from we three were kids and then my son when he was a baby!

Nothing like a quality mongrel. This one kinda brought a tear to my eye cause it has the same type of hair and beautiful brown eyes. Yours looks part Wolfhound and part Australian Terrier.

Enjoy your dog. This is a great character shot and I hope you are very proud of it, cause you should be.

Built For Speed, But Happy To Chill
by Pixlmaker

Comment:
This is a great pic that can still be brought up a bit in post production.

He's a beautiful boy.