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The Matriarch
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Challenge: Impossible II (Extended Editing*)
Collection: 2026 CHALLENGES ETC
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
Date: Aug 29, 2026
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Animals, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Sep 3, 2026

 unfortunately my daughter's cat Molly and her mother-in-law teleported together by mistake .. this is the result ..
the personality of Molly survived the transportation process which is why this is called The Matriarch ..

some of you might remember the movie The Fly with Jeff Goldblum .. in which a similar 'CATastrophe' occurred .. although in that case it was a fly ..
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now for the reality ..
this challenge was announced .. and i wanted to do something totally original and put an animal's head on a person's body .. that's obviously a joke .. as i'm sure its been done to death ..

i was quite excited that i actually got the photos .. and wasn’t unhappy with the edit i did ..

so i submitted it to 1x to see how it would go .. not a great result .. it wasn’t even accepted .. which is for the worst of the worst ..
bit of a downer .. because i felt if its not accepted in 1x its not going to go well here .. 🥲

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after voting ..
feeling quite validated .. lol ..
thankyou so much everyone for the high votes and comments .. much appreciated ..

and Robert .. back in the day i read just about every science fiction book in my local library .. !! ..

and Ken .. totally F 1x .. lol .. 😂

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 22
Avg (all users): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 7.0714
Avg (non-participants): 7.1667
Views since voting: 269
Views during voting: 54
Votes: 32
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/20/2026 11:56:37 AM
This is so fun, Roz!

I gave you a 9.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 09/17/2026 08:57:54 AM
Congratulations! This is amazing work. 9
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Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 09/16/2026 12:02:28 PM
Fantastic job, Roz. I am a fan of putting animal heads on people's bodies. I should add that to the Challenge Topic Suggestions.
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Canon EOS M200
Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
 09/16/2026 09:50:27 AM
Awesome work, Roz. Had a feeling this was yours. It has a kind of casual dark-ish fairytale severity that feels both menacing and approachable at the same time. A very effective creation.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/16/2026 12:21:32 AM
Congrats, Roz!
Stellar finish.
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/16/2026 12:06:37 AM
Way to go, Roz! Great work on this!

ETA: F 1x. 😉

Message edited by author 2026-09-16 00:07:23.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 09/14/2026 04:15:14 PM
Somebody's been reading John Scalzi :-)
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/09/2026 05:01:54 PM
Love it!
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/09/2026 04:05:03 PM
Composition: 8 [w:2]
Technical: 9 [w:2]
Creativity: 9 [w:4]
Appeal: 10 [w:4]
Challenge: 9 [w:4]
Overall Weighted Average Score: 9

Note: *Weighted category voting.

More like "The SMUG Matriarch" amiright? 😜
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