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Photos Of The Week: Pet Peeves

Send us your photos of sunsets, romps at the beach or children at the playground. You might have your photo published on Patch.

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Paul Bugnacki of Lakeland shared this photo of 6-month-old Lefty seeing himself for the first time.
Paul Bugnacki of Lakeland shared this photo of 6-month-old Lefty seeing himself for the first time. (Photo by Paul Bugnacki)

FLORIDA — Phone cameras make it so easy to capture great moments any day, any time. Have you taken some photos of flowers in bloom, children frolicking at the beach, breathtaking sunsets, dramatic skylines or a funny photo of the family dogs plunging into the backyard swimming pool?

The Florida Patch sites publish a collection of Photos of the Week each weekend sent in by readers.

Whether you snapped an amazing shot with your smartphone or spent hours capturing the decisive moment on a Nikon D6, send your photos to Tampa Bay Patch editor D'Ann White at dann.white@patch.com with the location of the photo and the name of the photographer. You might see your photo featured on Patch.

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This has become one of our favorite features. We enjoy looking at the amazing photos we receive as much as readers enjoyed taking them.

The response has been overwhelming, and it's been fun — and challenging — to choose a collection of photos each week with a specific theme.

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This week we're featuring a collection of photos of readers' pets.

Left, Trish Small took a photo of Portuguese water dog Jetty on the lookout for dolphins at Anclote Key. "Jetty’s the perfect first mate. She’s a rookie but amazingly enough a natural at it," said Chiqui Gavilan. Right, Stacy Ehlers took this photo of Baylee following a romp on the beach at Honeymoon Island.

Left, Jo Sheehan of Wildwoode Springs in Bradenton photographed her soft-shelled turtle, Monique, enjoying the sun. Soft-shelled turtled have a long neck that allows them to lift their head out of the water to breathe. Right, Elaine Matsuda of Royal Palm Beach took this photo of her dog clamping down on a treat while on a shopping trip.

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