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Help!!!! The Squirrels are Revolting!!
Help!!!! The Squirrels are Revolting!!
vawendy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Emergency! (Expert Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Date: Apr 19, 2012
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2012
[Apr. 26th, 2012 07:21:58 PM]

What else could i do? This obviously would be an awful emergency!! No more DPC?? And because of squirrrels??

Argh!!!!

Yes, it's a real squirrel, but no, I wasnt foolish enough to give him a match. :)

Unfortunately, my monitor will never be the same. :P

It's also funny how many people thought I gave away my identity by showing my home page. I thought it was great fun that someone actually went and looked. They were fake entries. :)

Thanks for the kind votes and the wonderful comments!
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I'm not sure -- but I think the DQ is because of the images on the home page.

Right before I entered, I realized that the pictures on the left of the screen identified my photos currently in voting. So I grabbed pictures and pasted them over. Since they were obviously not images that were in voting (for anyone who looked), I figured it was existing artwork. So I just grabbed any old photos.

I guess I goofed. I needed to have grabbed photos taken during that week.

Ah well. Such are the vicissitudes...
Disqualification Details
For Expert Editing, all portions of your submission (except textures) must be taken after the challenge is announced and before the deadline, based on the Current Server Time (US Eastern Standard Time) displayed at the bottom of every page on this site. You must ensure that your camera date and time are correctly set to your local time zone before shooting. If the date recorded in your original image file is not within the specified challenge dates, your entry will be disqualified -- NO exceptions!

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Views during voting: 432
Comments: 53
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 09/14/2012 07:47:17 AM
every time i see this image i cant help but think of what a dumb DQ it was, clearly the intent was to disguise the photographer, not enhance the image.

surely they could have let it slide.

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 05/13/2012 10:56:09 PM
Oyyyyy! :)
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 05/11/2012 10:33:51 AM
I would blame it on the squirrel, so unrepentant, butter wouldn't melt. All the time he knew that rule would be totally misconstrued. Arsonist!
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 05/11/2012 08:23:00 AM
Sorry about the dq Wendy...I prob would have made the same mistake not even thinking about it. It was a great shot, however.
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 05/08/2012 02:08:49 PM
That is one mean squirrel. He burns your monitor, but not enough to destroy the evidence. Either that or a squirrel sits on the site council.
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 05/08/2012 02:06:17 PM
Great image, but craziest DQ I've ever seen.
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 05/08/2012 01:50:42 PM
WHAT?! Arg. SERIOUS Arg going on here.

I'm so sorry.

I hope it's clarified and restored.
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 05/08/2012 01:22:22 PM
seriously? that's why you were dq'd? [head smack] Viewers expected those little images on the computer screen to be your photos from this week?
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 05/03/2012 07:33:30 PM
Congratulations, Wendy. Great humorous image - though it wouldn't be funny, would it. Lol that anyone needed to verify your identity!
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 04/29/2012 07:06:49 PM
Love it! congrats on the ribbon.
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 04/29/2012 04:58:38 PM
So creative and well done - Congrats on the ribbon!
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 04/28/2012 06:42:07 PM
Fun image Wendy! Congrats on your Red ribbon!
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 04/28/2012 07:35:37 AM
Congrats Wendy! Very well executed!
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 04/28/2012 01:52:52 AM
Congratulations Wendy! Very fun idea, and a great execution. I especially love the melting monitor and the orange cast on the squirrel.
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 04/27/2012 06:34:36 PM
Well done Wendy! I thought this was yours, but you never know anymore. Really great job on the critter holding the match. Very convincing!
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 04/27/2012 01:12:52 PM
This is a cute and well executed, but certainly doesn't meet the requirements of the challenge.
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 04/27/2012 10:56:34 AM
I'm SO glad this was rewarded with a ribbon. It's fabulously created and completed.

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 04/27/2012 08:03:45 AM
Ha, ha
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 04/27/2012 06:44:52 AM
Congrats Wendy!! Great job on this and so very cool.
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 04/27/2012 05:51:55 AM
Yep, confirms what I always knew...squirrels are revolting ;-) Great job Wendy and congrats on the red!
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 04/27/2012 05:41:35 AM
You've really took my narrow assesment of what can be done with squirrels and expanded it incredibly. I've come to believe its not about the squirrel, but the Wendy behind it.
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 04/27/2012 03:24:27 AM
The look of that squirrel is priceless. You did a terrific job. Congrats.
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 04/27/2012 02:01:18 AM
Whatever you say about these circus clowns of yours they really are a hoot. Top marks.
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 04/27/2012 01:18:12 AM
Great work, Congrats.
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 04/26/2012 10:48:26 PM
Kudos for the fake entries! ;-)
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 04/26/2012 10:32:41 PM
Excellent...congratulations...you even went one better then I thought you would.
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 04/26/2012 09:05:24 PM
That matter-of-fact expression just cracks me up. Congrats on the ribbon, Wendy
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 04/26/2012 08:04:33 PM
Good on you Wendy, knew it would ribbon for you, so cute, and rebellious at the same time.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/26/2012 05:59:34 PM
Well, he looks innocent enough- I think he's been framed!!
Terrific creativity!
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 04/26/2012 05:08:37 PM
Too Funny! Hope this does well. Good job on the editing.
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 04/26/2012 07:40:31 AM
Since I now know it's you, I cannot ethically revise my score... but good job.
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 04/26/2012 04:53:16 AM
Great work! I like the colour tone and the composition. My favourite for this challenge.
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 04/26/2012 04:49:27 AM
Cool
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 04/25/2012 09:55:14 PM
Lol, that is so cool. Love to know how you did it. 10
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 04/25/2012 10:07:14 AM
Fab!
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 04/25/2012 06:14:03 AM
lol
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 04/25/2012 05:30:20 AM
hahaha!!!! well done
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 04/24/2012 08:58:36 PM
My only TEN! WOnderful!

(and... I don't have any nines...)
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 04/22/2012 05:16:49 PM
Seamless edit. Good job
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 04/22/2012 07:19:07 AM
I laughed out loud when I saw this - very clever and a really nice job of editing. Should place in the top five. No technical issues to speak of. Well done.
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 04/21/2012 08:00:31 AM
Oh Wendy, this is too funny. And if not Wendy, and awesome poke at her :-)
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 04/21/2012 07:31:55 AM
Top 3
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 04/20/2012 01:21:20 PM
Hmmm....Squirrels....Wendy?....very funny and well done :) Very convincing melting effect and flames. Having looked at all the entries now I think you will take the third place and yellow ribbon with this one. An 8 from me.

I just tried to identify the two images on the left hand side of the monitor by comparing them to the images in the challenges still running but i don't see them in there. Odd...The bottom image of the two should be your entry in the "Grunge" challenge of which the results are now known but i can't find it in there either. Very strange....what trickery is this?
I don't think it's Wendy anymore as i just checked through Wendy's portfolio and can't find those two images in there either. Also Wendy's entry in the "Grunge" challenge is not the bottom image visible on the left of the monitor.
But of course it's also possible that you photo shopped 2 other images in there knowing some folks would try to identify them and link them to you. Big mystery anyway :)

PS. You may PM me with the explanation. I have already voted so that won't change anything.
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 04/20/2012 11:50:30 AM
Just tell me that this was a real squirrel and you got the blue
Phenomenal execution
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 04/20/2012 10:41:34 AM
:)amazing. Its funny and nice
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 04/20/2012 08:11:23 AM
LOL,I like this.
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 04/20/2012 06:12:54 AM
you are crazy after all!!! :-)
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 04/20/2012 05:05:17 AM
ROFL
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 04/20/2012 03:51:00 AM
Yes, they are.
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 04/20/2012 12:24:14 AM
Ha! This is hilarious! Given the squirrel, I'm guessing this is a vawendy shot. I hope this ribbons, because my picture is on the front page in this! I'll get an extra week! :) Great story and processing!
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 04/19/2012 11:56:16 PM
Cool idea, well executed. Nice bit of humour. 9 (Wendy, by any chance?)
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 04/19/2012 10:38:28 PM
I've been saying that for years. :P Outstanding.
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 04/19/2012 08:18:41 PM
they stink on ice
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