2024 Winner!!
Very impressive predator pumpkins. This election is very difficult compared with another election with a deadline a few days ago. Here we have quality all the way through.
Pumpkin A:
Polar bear! My first reaction is sadness. I guess that means WWF has succeeded...
I don't see a fishing rod so I'm not sure how the bear caught the fish, but there is a fish, so 2ND PLACE!!
I am soothed by how one could believe predator and prey are actually good buds on this pumpkin
Pumpkin B:
My danish is not great, but I guess it says this is a spider attacking itself on a mirror ?
If I put my hand on this pumpkin would my hair stand up too?
"This pumpkin is emanating mane character energy—complete with a toothy snarl that says, ‘Mess with me and find out!’"
Epic mane! I covet this hair.
Pumpkin C:
Hoot Hoooot! I would love for this owl to come visit and catch the mouse in our basement.
I hope the moon is not made of stinky cheese, this owl is about to get its wing all dirty.
I like that the mouse has the alternative choice of "trick", and that the scene includes moon ambiance.
Pumpkin D:
I gotcha on the eagle, but rabbit? Is that danish for fish??
definitely a winner. I love how the eagle is carving a fish out of the rabbit.
"Mid-air, talons out, ready to swoop and snatch. I'm scared myself!"
Nailed it on viscerally communicating the theme. Points for accuracy.
Pumpkin E:
I learned a new word and creature today! Thanks! Not sure I could recognize one in the wild yet, but its a start :)
Can axolotls get covid with built in masks like that?
# 1 Axolotl/ E: The most adorable of predators! I double checked google to confirm that they both ACTUALLY smile this much, and are predators.
Pumpkin F:
Cannibal pumpkins! Are they eating each other or puking each other up? Creativity marks!
Now that's trippling down on the theme. Not only are there 2 Predator Pumpkins but the carver has put toothpicks in the eyes clearly preparing to dip them in cocktail sauce and eat them. FIRST PLACE!!!
"It's a pumpkin-eat-pumpkin world. Tough."
Think it would have made it in top 3 with a different lighting setup.
The cannibalistic predator gives pause. Love the layering of pumpkin eating pumpkins.
Pumpkin G:
Ooh! Alligator! that one gives me goosebumps! or are they Gourdbumps?
First sideways pumpkin I've ever seen. Top choice for creativity.
"This pumpkin is about two seconds away from lunging off the porch and biting ankles. Who knew a squash could look this savage?"
Excellent weaving of both Halloween and Predator theme. Diamond back is a nice touch.
Pumpkin H:
Lomu, is that your likeness pumpkin? Cute!
aka teapot.
So charismatic I can picture it waggings its dog pumpkin tail.
Pumpkin I:
An owl that will kill us with hearts! That's what the world needs more of these days!
Frida Kahlo? A unibrow and heart shaped Teeth? THIRD PLACE!!
Hhhhooooooo is a cute pumpkin owl? This sly eyed-guy!!
Pumpkin J:
Harry Potter transformed into a tiger! What fun magic powers will he have now?
How can I get a lightening bolt on my forehead like that?
Meeee-ow. The scar on the forehead is a nice touch!
Pumpkin K:
Yikes! Nailed the theme! Poor tweetie pie!!
I love tweety bird. Now I'm going to have nightmares. Last place.
Predator pumpkin eat pumpkin so drool runs out of its mouth. What to say? I just immediately knew that this pumpkin was the winner this year (unless the election is rigged).
# 2 Tasty Tweetie Pie!/ K: Most provocative predator of the lot...the firey eyes, scared Tweetie pie, and pumpkin guts coming through the teeth is....scary.
Pumpkin L and M:
What a vicious lion, stealing the eye of the star!
I'm not so sure these pumpkins have the best dentist.
L: Great expressiveness in the face and wavy mane.
M: Sweet and simple. And terrifying to think of it predating on something.
Pumpkin N:
If looks could kill! Those eyes are enough to give me the heebie jeebies!
Cutest pumpkin ever.
Those big hollow eyes are spooky!
Pumpkin O:
Wow! Impressive! But too American. Don;t want to think about that just yet....
Wow. If this were a contest for 1970 trans-am hood art or a 1970s tattoo contest this would be #1.
Again we have a poor pumpkin being taken by a predator. This time in the form of a super-beautiful eagle.
#3 Carried Away/O: The glowing red eyes are piercing! Nice detail with the wings and the pumpkin prey.
Pumpkin P:
Yay! Predators are so cheery!! Hakuna Matatta!
Cutest lion ears ever.
Very cheerful and yet very intimitating at the same time.
Pumpkin Q:
Ooh!! Looks like our Kitty jumping over a cucumber! 1st Place!
Leaping over the moon? Probably trying to eat the cheese covered owl.
Love the bounding effect and the silhouette approach
Pumpkin R:
Holy! Someone got professional! Is that a stencil?? I'd like a screen printed t-shirt from this carver please! 3rd place!
Definitely carved by some AI robot.
Love the scraping technique and realism!
---------------------------------------- Thanks again and see you next year!----------------------------------
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