As usual the images are great!
Admittedly the spider silhouette was one of my top 3, and so it is unfortunate, might I say surprising, that it didn't make the cut.
One of the rules is that pictures must be taken with a Nikon camera - the spider was taken with an Olympus according to the uploaded data.
It's a real thrill to be among the finalists again, especially when there are so many great photos submitted.