tulum
by nixter

Comment:
The Queen stood proudly, for she had finally succeeded where so many had failed, and while this latest batch of her conquests boiled for her dinner she knew. At long last, it would be the Rise of the Iguana.

The Plan
by rooum

Comment:
With the last whispers of what had come before, the child stood alone, talisman in hand. Before him, horrors uncounted. The attack had been swift. Devastating. They had come from the skies. The trees. The cliffs. From everywhere. They had come in numbers untold, winged death, leaving little alive in their wake. Yet seemingly as soon as it had started, it was over, and he stood alone. He should have been ruined, traumatized, yet a power radiated from him. Something stronger than a mere toddler that gazed upon a scene of pain and death.

Tiny little fingers tightened around the feather he had plucked from the ground, and as he gazed upon the dark, winged, screeching mass that now shrunk into the distance he began to grin and in his eyes a hardened glint.

Somehow, there would be revenge, and he would never forget.

Aurora´s Dance
by Structor

Comment:
Contrary to popular belief, they came not under a banner of peace. Not in an armada of war and death. Not hidden behind the moon. No, they came under camouflage created by the very planet that birthed us. That nourished us. That, until now, protected us.

One cliche remained, however. The end of the human race would be completed in an atmosphere of poisonous green.

Grand Tetons
by jcar

Comment:
The wind rolled off the frigid peaks, a slight breeze at first, whispering to the huddled congregation, touching their cheeks with a hint of chill, an icy kiss. At the edge a lone watcher glanced up as a shadow began to creep, and frowned. No, he thought to himself, it was too early. Too soon. They should still have weeks. Merely a squall. A short summer rain, certainly. Yet within moments the breeze became a persistent howl. The shadow deepened. The sun, which had been warm and lazy only an hour before, had become so much a ghost. The watcher stood and stared, and found himself bracing against sudden gusts that threatened to strip the very warmth from his bones. Shouts from behind grew in frequency and intensity as the gathering screamed to begin to pack up. To move. NOW.

Yet he knew it was too late. What was coming was too early, and too fierce, and they, they were too late. Had no warning. Had no time.

A single flake of snow fell past his eyes in a final moment of calm, and then the gale hit, and a white darkness came that smelled of wintry death.

The mountains had come for them.

Thankfully Feasting
by Lydia

Comment:
Looks like you got your revenge for that ridiculously stupid DQ in the original "Feast" challenge. I hope council is STILL hanging their head in shame over that one.

I did NOT need this today!
by yakatme

Comment:
I think that the expression you got (and I know about shooting toddlers!) is a one-in-a-million perfection. I know you were going for sad, but sad wouldn't have sold this photo so much. THIS expression, the "OH dear, here we go again" look? That's just gold. GOLD.

Harmonic Cheers
by william88

Comment:
And further proof that DPC cares nothing about the actual challenge itself.

Murder on Montrose Way
by LevT

Comment:

Originally posted by sherpet: WONDERFUL IDEA - WONDERFUL SET-UP - WONDERFUL IMAGE - WONDERFUL RESULT - WELL DESERVED This is one of the reasons why I want to come back to DPC even if I cannot take photos anymore I can at least look at them and also SCORE when I get the chance to become a full member again ..... Miss you all from shez xox PS...... WHO the silly billy who gave this AWESOME IMAGE a "1" YES a ONE YOU must be ASHAMED or PLAIN STUPID.....Sorry if the truth hurts

No, they shouldn't be any of the above. There are plenty of reasons anyone might score this a one, and none of them are invalid. They may be antithetical to YOUR way of viewing DPC, the world, or whatever, but they are valid none-the-less.

Every score is personal, and every score counts. It reflects more negatively on you, than the the person giving a 1, when you react in this way.

Murder on Montrose Way
by LevT

Comment:
It's been a long, long time since I've been utterly floored. You've succeeded here.

Homage to Charles C. Ebbets
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
If this is shot in front of a photograph, it should be disqualified. We've seen it before.