Too Much Candy
by VitaminB

Comment:
The real disappointment here is that had you shot this is a clean, well-lit studio environment, it probably would have ribboned ;)

D i Z z y N e S s
by njsabs

Comment:
Crap. This was going to be my shot (Well, something like it anyway), but I said "naaaaaahhhh" and went out of town during roll-over and didn't do the shoot.

So really, this is my ribbon ;)

Just kidding. Got a solid 8 from me in scoring.

*EDIT* also, what's with all of these high scoring images falling like a rock at the end of challenges? Has that always been the case? It seems to be a worrying trend right now.

Message edited by author 2008-10-15 00:04:19.

Humility
by JimiRose

Comment:

Originally posted by pineapple: Well, you beat thousands of dollars worth of equipment with your cam phone. Nice one. A nice photo too, IMO.

Hrmph. Pentax says camera phone not nice. Pentax say camera phone need go back in pocket.

Serenity
by bspurgeon

Comment:
As she lay her head in her hand, giving one final smile, she was also weary. Although she loved being in front of the camera, she was missing her favorite show, and her legs were sore, and her underwear was riding, and she was getting kind of hungry and she really liked those fruit snacks you know those ones that looked like dinosaurs and maybe she kind of wanted peanut butter crackers but maybe not because they were out of milk and boy daddy is taking a long time with this shot and I wonder what Haley is doing right now maybe she's playing at the park boy I'd love to go the park right now I'll have to ask oh look there's a fly in here I sure don't like flies what time is it I wonder if...

The Day Slips Away
by Caravela

Comment:
Kyle had been here for centuries. His beacon had lit the night. His presence the savior of so many. Now, the world had moved on. The sea had changed, the ships had gone.

As the sun set on the day, Kyle knew it also set on his lifetime, on his legacy.

With a final flash, his light burnt out, and in that twilight his legend slipped into the past.

After the storm
by briandsd

Comment:
Jordan fought hard to roll down the rest of the beach, desperately wanting to reach the shore. All his life he'd been here, appearing one night in the middle of a storm. Now, he wished to see more of the world.

Another effort, another roll, another inch toward the sea, when suddenly he heard, "Dad! There's a great log there, it'll be perfect!"

Jordan's screams went tragically unnoticed.

The Taxi
by jblaylockrayner

Comment:
It was with a bitter heart that Herbie the Love Bug drove yet another client to his destination in the pouring rain. He'd fallen so far since he'd gone Bananas.

With a sigh, he drove on.

---Oversaturated---
by njsabs

Comment:
She glanced up at him, as he tried to hurry on his way, but the look stopped him.

"Please sir, I've lost my way, can you help me?"

His usual revulsion at these street urchins began to rise, but for some reason he was able to overcome it this time. With a slight scowl, he nodded and asked if where she lived, if anywhere. She mentioned a street, one that he recognized, and so for whatever reason, he decided to lead her there. As they went, she babbled on about this and that. At first, he simply nodded, but as they went her voice seemed to work on him somehow. He found himself answering, in brief at first, but then at length. By the time they arrived at their destination, he had found himself even starting certain small conversations. It astounded him.

As they turned on her street, a woman came running up, crying and grabbing her daughter. She showered her with hugs and kisses, and then turned to the man, thanking him profusely for bringing her home. At an invite for dinner, he found himself unable to say no, and was welcomed into their small and comfortable, if very rag-tag and poor, home.

It was the beginning of a life-long friendship, started because of the momentary decision to turn away from instinct and do what was right.

For all the rest of his life he remembered the face in the rain, and he was never an unkind man again.

hi
by aplomb76

Comment:
Johnny looked in the mirror and cursed his fate again. All the other grasshoppers looked normal, but not him, oh no. He had to have this face! This face that made everyone laugh. This face that made the girls all look away. He hated his face.

Johnny turned away from the mirror and wiped a tear from his eye.

Life could be so cruel.

frog holiday
by robst

Comment:
Gordon sat near the beach, but wasn't very happy. Yes, he was in the sun, on a vacation he'd looked forward to for so long, but the travel agent had lied to him. His room was on a construction zone, the hotel cheap and falling apart, and the waiter had yet to bring him his Mai Tai!

Gordon huffed and stared out at the sea, the only thing that was still wonderful.

That's when the thunder hit.