Wel this one caught my eye. Very nice crisp image. That border is a little tacky which is what probably hurt you more than anything. I don;t agree with the comment stating you need more space. I think the crop/comp. is fine how it is.
I thought this was an exceptional shot, Mike. I gave it a 7, and had I finished voting the challenge, would undoubtedly have bumped it to an 8. But what do I know? I thought the background was very nice and the detail on the cat is great. AND I like the look the cat is giving you. Nice work!
6 - Nice moment capture, wish the cat were looking at camera. The 'soft'/oof areas.. not sure. Nice and simple, but perhaps a little more space to the left and variation in frame choice, with also perhaps slightly finer lines, likely make this even better, in my opinion.
Very cute :) I love the composition and cozy pose. The eye contact is good. I think this border works very well for the colors within the shot. Good job.
Lovely shot. The lighting and soft background is perfect. I debated about perhaps, having cropped a bit more off of the top of this photo at first, to bring more focus to this cutie.....but, would only have been a tad more. Nicely caught shot.