***The Winners of the July Photo Contest--"I have my eye(s) on you"***

[CaliforniaPeggy]

And what a hard-fought race it was! Back and forth, over and over, till I had to declare a tie with a run-off!

And now to declare the winner in first place:

AndyS with his poignant, faintly humorous Hello Kitty!



And squeaking into second place, Grumpy Old Guy with his astonishing bird photo!


And landing in third place, alfredo with his gorgeous photo, Senorita!


Congratulations to all these winners! What a contest it has been....

Thanks to all the entrants for their wonderful photos, and thanks to all who voted and kicked!

[livetohike]

1. Congratulations everyone! All of the entries were

beautiful .

[claudette]

2. Congrats!!!

Great choices!

[IcyPeas]

3. this was a fun contest. loved all the photos.

[LakeArenal]

4. Thanks Peggy for hosting this thread.

As it progressed I realized I was way out of my element.

Congrats all.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My pleasure, my dear LakeArenal!

This was unusually complex. I've seen run-offs before, but somehow this was crazy!

Glad I could step in.

[Trueblue1968]

5. the pictures are sooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful.

[SheltieLover]

7. Congrats & TY for hosting Peggy!

[brer cat]

8. Great photos and a fun topic.

Winners all.

[Joinfortmill]

9. Love these.

[UpInArms]

10. Omg! These are wonderful!

Congratulations to all of you !!!!!!!

[HAB911]

11. Congratulations!!

[Traildogbob]

12. The "eyes have it.

Passed by majority.

[blm]

13. What great photos.

[spooky3]

14. Fabulous! Thanks to all! Nt

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Congrats, AndyS. I got to say that's the strangest kitty face I've ever seen.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

20. My wife was saying the same thing.

That kitty has a very tiny chin. Too cute!

[Gregory Peccary]

32. It almost looks like a photoshop of a different animal's face from the nose down.

Very cute though

[FalloutShelter]

16. Congrats winners

Entrants too. What a strong field this month. It was really difficult to vote.

[gademocrat7]

17. Congratulations to the winners!

Thank you Peggy for your efforts in this endeavor.

[planetc]

18. And large eyes win, and reveal the depths of three species. Excellent work!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

19. This was a hoot!

I think I can speak for AndyS when I say that we both had a great time with this contest. It was a real nail biter!

"Hello Kitty" is a perfect photo. All the elements came together perfectly for Andy. The lighting, composition, processing and subject matter are all spot on. The viewer's attention is drawn straight to those hypnotic eyes. Wow! That kitty is just too damn cute.

I spotted my osprey one morning outside my bedroom window. He was perched on top of a very tall tree, probably three stories high. I grabbed my camera with the big zoom and charged out outside. I took several dozen photos, and yes, he noticed me and was looking right at me. I often wonder if raptors are always in a mean, grumpy mood, or if their eyebrows just make them look that way. Maybe he was really thinking "gee, he looks like a nice guy."

Congrats to Alfredo for the lovely Senorita, a wonderful portrait of a beautiful woman.

Congratulations also to my lovely wife, Legger, for her portrait of a tiger at the L.A. Zoo, "hmmmm, take out for dinner tonight?"



I'll be running the August contest. Wish me luck!

Grumpy

[burrowowl]

21. Congrats all!

[Evolve Dammit]

22. Thank you and congrats to Andy S.!

[Solly Mack]

23. Congrats all!

I love "Senorita"!

[wendyb-NC]

24. Congratulations to the winners

The same goes to all who entered. The photos were some of the best I've seen. Thank you, Peggy for your splendid work, setting up the contest, and seeing it through.

[chouchou]

25. Winning photo

Happened to catch the July photo winner. Other than this is a very common photo, please note that apparently this cat is outdoors. Cats should not be allowed outdoors. They are an invasive species that contributes the decline of bird populations.

The eagle picture is very nice, and the Senorita photo is lovely.

[AndyS]

30. This is a feral cat. I'd like to do away with feral cats altogether but then someone

would probably chastize me for that too.

ETA:The cat's dead anyway. Out of four in the litter there is only one still alive . . . so far.

[2naSalit]

26. Excellent selections! Conngrats to the winners!

[Diamond_Dog]

27. Great contest, so many wonderful photos, as usual!

Thank you for hosting this month’s contest, Peggy!

Congratulations to all the winners!

[a kennedy]

28. Love them all, and ALL the contests.......DU you're the best. ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

[efhmc]

29. So beautiful. Where was the Senorita pic taken. I wonder.

Maybe SA?

[alfredo]

35. Lexington Kentucky @ Festival Latina

[efhmc]

36. So beautiful. Thanks so much for answering me.

Where the heck did that Q come from?

[alfredo]

37. Not a Q, it's an @

My pinky finger will sometimes hit the screen

[electric_blue68]

31. Such fun. Cool photos. Congrats to the 1st, 2rd, 3rd winners and all contestants, and CalPeg!

[H2O Man]

33. Recommended.

[SMC22307]

34. K&R