#1 - Nice shot...did you bounce the flash? Looks like you dragged the shutter to get the background exposed properly...nice. A small bounce card would have help fill the area under the cat's chin a bit. Nice DOF. Any reason you didn't include the legs and paws in this picture?
#2 - The exposure and colors are good, but the horizon is really tilted. I would have put the ship on the right and included more of the dock.