Figured I was safe opening the file in Elements and doing a Save As. Nope. Since elements saved things in stacks, it modified the original, even though I did a Save As.
My 2nd entry, from way back before I learned to read. It's gotten a lot of views though.
I had in mind what it would be like to shoot a wedding and find later that you had a couple of huge dust bunnies on the sensor when you brought the images up on the screen. I'm sure that it's a nightmare that some of us have had.
This was my only DQ. The original didn't look that much different, so I was sort of disgusted with the verdict. However, the image was not all that, so ultimately it didn't matter to me.
My first entry...I don't even think I read the rules. Look at the description. I pretty much telegraphed that it didn't obey the rules. The DQ was for no original sent in. I don't even remember the email request !
(Oh...I"m on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, my daughter is driving and I'm on my new mac tethered to my Droid.)
From before any borders were allowed: Disputed interpretation of the "Artwork Rule":
Were you able to reverse any of them?
No ... but I argued so much about the first one that they decided to punish me by asking me to join the Site Council.
The first one is a clear violation of an objective but "stupid" rule which we later got rid of. The two others are sujective decisions I still disagree with -- obviously I wouldn't submit something I though violated the rule as I understood it.
FWIW I do not look at the SC discussion thread when I have an image subject to validation -- all my communications are via PM, just like everyone else.
