As far as pet portraiture goes, you've absolutely nailed this!!! This is a fantastic photo, processed perfectly, though, I wouldn't be surprised if the DPC voting masses think it's over done... thankfully, I'm not one of the masses and this is in the top 10 for the challenge in my books. Well done, and I hope you get many more voters like me... would be nice to see this on the first page for the challenge.
I like this very much. The movement of the wind and the black background is different and unexpected. It would have been great if her eye was completely visible. 7