Linked in ice and links
by Glanni

Comment:
After a bloody war that lasted decades, the evil that had spawned it had finally been subdued. A band of warriors had finally brought the monster down, and the greatest sorcerers of the age worked to lock such evil in a prison that they thought could never be penetrated.

For millenia, the evil rested in that prison, encased in iron, chains, and ice. There it stayed until it was utterly forgotten, and the magics that held it there began to fade.

It was a time of peace and happiness in the world, where good and light prevailed. It was a day of warmth and celebration, when that unnatural sound echoed through the land. The sound of a sheet of ice breaking.

The sound of the failing of the bonds that held the monster.

The sound of the end of all of existence.

Mystic Operahouse
by brumer0

Comment:
In a world where time moved along a different path, the story of a King and his Elven Queen would unfold to reveal the destiny of a legend. Born to a simple people, he would find himself entwined in a battle for a land on the edge of darkness. He would find himself put in control of a power over time that he didn't understand, with the balance of the lives of an entire peoples resting on a struggle to learn and control that power.

Against him, not only time itself, but an evil that knew no mercy. An evil that desired only destruction, death, and controlling the power wielded by the boy. Chased endlessly by the minions of this evil force, and chased by time and destiny itself, he desperately sought to discover not only the secret of the ultimate weapon, but the secret of the hero that hid within himself.

Could he master himself and this power, or would Evil reign over all the lands?

The Little Match Girl
by faery

Comment:
I think the expression on the girl really makes this shot jump up beyond the others. Not technically perfect, but far surpassed in raw emotion and sense of presence. It is a wonderful change for front page images.

Carousel girl
by Melethia

Comment:
Yay front page!

Posing Amphibian
by robst

Comment:
It's official. Frogs are the new water drops.

A Body in Motion
by tate

Comment:
Man, I forgot about this image until now. Got a 9 from me, just because it was so different and fun and pure.

Slipped Discus
by klkitchens

Comment:
It's definitely curved, and in places a little perpendicular, but not really seeing much twisting going on.

Bubbles & Curves
by choltmeier

Comment:
I like this, quite a lot actually, but uh, even I'm having a hard time shoehorning this one. Even metaphorically I can't really find the 'twisted'.

The Florida Manatee
by Marc923

Comment:
hahahaha.. fakes.

I wouldn't have known.

Curiosity
by bruski

Comment:
What the hell is this doing way down here!? lol.

Giraffe Robbery.