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Time Management - from the perspective of a male squirrel
Time Management - from the perspective of a male squirrel
hahn23


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Challenge: Oxymoron ll (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO
Date: Aug 14, 2010
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250s
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 16, 2010

 It's not possible to manage time. You can't make the clock run faster. You can't make it run slower. You have no control over time. Each of us begins the day with 1440 minutes. "Time Management" is the ultimate oxymoron. And, this is supposed to be woven with humor. Squirrels have no sense of time, nor management of their inventory of time. Although, they do store food for winter and they don't squander their time, nor waste energy. My alternative title might have been, "Squanderer Squirrel", but I felt it was a stretch for DPC members to understand the behavior and personality of a squirrel. My hope is this image and title will cause voters to smile. If they frown instead, then I'll receive a lot of DNMC. That's okay. It's a good faith effort and I don't think it's a shoehorn stretch. But, what do I know?

Abert's Squirrel, Sciurus aberti. He is sitting in a Ponderosa Pine in Upper Beaver Meadows.... managing his time.

[Aug. 23rd, 2010 02:59:01 PM]

"Time Management" is an oxymoron.

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Place: 54 out of 87
Avg (all users): 5.1829
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 08/24/2010 10:40:22 PM
Beautiful shot.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 08/24/2010 01:36:49 PM
I think the connection of the squirrel to the oxymoron rustled my hair a bit as it whizzed by overhead.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 08/19/2010 09:27:39 PM
Great shot on capturing the details on the squirrel. Like the way he is gazing back. Unfortunately, I feel that the shot's concept is rather drifted from the 'oxymoron' theme. This would have been a great shot had it been submitted for something wildlife related.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/19/2010 09:03:49 PM
Nice shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 08/18/2010 11:31:55 AM
Cute shot but not getting the title or its oxymoronness... I think the explanatory clause of the title makes it cumbersome and, um, de-oxymoron-izes the, er, oxymoron.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 08/18/2010 09:54:58 AM
How do you know he's ma... oh nevermind.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 08/18/2010 12:34:16 AM
no oxymoron on your title
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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