Toot toot! The bus gets right of way!
Prompt: photograph, A bus with monster truck wheels, driving over crushed cars stuck in a traffic jam, in a busy city street, shot with a Canon EOS-1N on high quality 35mm film --ar 4:3 --v 6.1
I'm not one of those people who loves being a parent. You know the kind, the mom who loves having all the kids in the neighborhood over and cleans every mess with a big smile. I have two kids and they often drive me crazy. But I never regret having them.
They constantly fight with each other, whine that this or that is unfair, refuse to listen exactly when you're in rush to get them to school, leave the entire house in a mess and in general manage to find new and inventive ways to make your day that little bit more challenging.
But they're the sweetest and most wonderful thing to have happened to me at the same time. I love everything about them and couldn't imagine my life without them. Even my eldest son, who is hitting puberty and can reach maximum sarcasm with even the smallest of expressions, shows so much care and affection when it comes down to it. I could go on and on about how wonderful they are, but I think you get the idea :)
The thing is though, as others have said, parenthood is a major investment of your time and energy. Your life will never be the same again, ever. So if you do decide to become a parent, accept your fate and make the best of it. Those wonderful child-free years are gone and will never come back again.
I don't mean to sound very gloomy about it, but it's just an inescapable fact if you want to try and be a good parent.
One thing that helped for me though, is find someone in a likewise position and share your burdens. I have a friend at work who has two kids of about the same age, and she goes through the same struggles as me. We always complain about our kids to each other, knowing that it's just something you need to get off your chest once in a while. It's usually about small stuff like a daughter exploding in the morning because she can't find her pencil case, or some other minor drama. Our other coworkers always think that we hate being parents, and joke that our stories are probably responsible for a large part of the birth decline :)
But it feels so good to know that you're not the only one struggling. So many parents like to put up this facade of being a perfect family, and it can make you feel like you're doing something wrong. But everyone has struggles, it doesn't make you a bad parent.
Sorry, I'm getting a bit off topic. It's just that I have a lot of feelings about it, and it's not always been easy. And if you decide to be a parent, it won't be easy for you either. But if you're willing to put in the effort, it'll be worth it in the end. Just make sure you have someone to talk to, and don't be too hard on yourself.
Too bad, I'm sorry it wasn't that popular. Hopefully the next will work out better.
@[email protected], it's up to you to create the next one.
Well to be honest I did struggle a little with this one. It's not that the theme was difficult, but I had trouble thinking of a hero/villain pair that were visually recognizable and still good to merge. Most of what came to mind was either too niche or too boring.
I figured it was just me though, but maybe others struggled as well?
Anyway, it's your challenge. Would you like it to run a bit longer, or would you like to retry for another week? Feel free to post a new challenge if that's what you want and we'll just leave this one as it is. I doubt @[email protected] would mind, right?
I'm sure it'll get a lot more views if you post it in the weekend, and maybe it'll entice more people to participate?
So... we have two actual entries in this contest. What shall we do about this?
Is the theme too difficult? Do we need a do-over?
Oh god, what a time to be alive..
"We're hooking you up the respirator" is going to get a whole new meaning.
But still... cuddles. Won't say no to those :)
These humans, breathing through their feeding holes and mucus canals 🤢
Prompt: photograph, of a stink monster wearing shabby clothes sitting in the train, clouds of noxious gas emit from the monster, a woman sits next to the monster holding her nose and looking out the window, horizontal composition, shot on dslr --ar 3:2 --v 6.1
Thanks! I love how believable it turned out.
Looking at my guitar, 3d printer, drawing notebooks, balls of yarn, flute and god knows what else I have buried in my many junk drawers…
Every one of them came with that feeling….
I feel like having a little cry right now 😭
Prompt: A koopa, wearing a red hat and blue overalls, with a big mustache --ar 4:3 --v 6.1
You can now vote for this week's challenge!
I like to start my prompts broad, narrow it down, and then tweak from there. My beginning prompt is simply “an image of a fantastical steampunk ship with HG Wells feels on old-timey paper to resemble blueprints for the ship”.
Calling all inventors of imagination! Unleash your inner HG Wells in a steampunk-inspired masterpiece where gears, steam, and Victorian wonder collide. It doesn’t have to be a vehicle or structure; the only limit is your imagination.
Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.
There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.
⠀Scores At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins! It’s that simple :) The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!
Prompt: low angle, over the shoulder view, of a woman with her hands in her sides, looking at a badly assembled tall white bookcase, the bookcase is crooked and unstable, the bookcase seems to be built in impossible dimensions, in a spacious living room --ar 2:3 --v 6.1
Seriously, I always manage to screw these things up.
A happy toddler wielding a flame thrower, a Christmas tree is in the background, the Christmas tree is on fire, in the forefront is a toy packaging with the text "My first flamethrower" in cheery letters, the living room is on fire, dramatic lighting, wide shot --ar 4:3 --v 6.1
It's time for Christmas presents! And there's always an aunt or uncle who likes to give something that little Timmy or Tammy just aren't ready for.
For this week's festive challenge, it's up to you to think of the most irresponsible Christmas gift imaginable.
Anything that would make a parent choke on their eggnog the moment their child unwraps their new best favorite thing in the whole wide world :)
Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.
Due to the holiday seasons, this challenge will run a few days longer.
There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.
Follow the community’s rules above all else
One comment and image per user
Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged but not required (we’re all here for fun and learning)
OP will declare winner in case of a tie
The challenge runs for at least 7 days from now on
Down votes will not be counted
Voting and final scoring will be done in a separate post.
At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins! It’s that simple :)
The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!
You can now vote for this week's challenge!
A 1920s-style newspaper advertisement for "Moon Vacations," featuring a luxury rocket cruise landing on a scenic lunar resort with Earth visible in the sky, and the tagline, "The Moon Is Just a Ticket Away!"
Dive into a nostalgic future that never came to be! In this challenge, create vintage-style newspaper advertisements for inventions, technologies, or experiences imagined in the past but never realized.
Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.
There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.
Follow the community’s rules above all else
One comment and image per user
Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged but not required (we’re all here for fun and learning)
OP will declare winner in case of a tie
The challenge runs for at least 7 days from now on
Down votes will not be counted
Voting and final scoring will be done in a separate post.
At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins! It’s that simple this time :)
The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!
Prompt: a little girl riding a robotic centipede, the girl is leaning forward holding tight to the centipede, a look of pure joy is on her face as they race down a hill at high speed, shot on 70mm film --ar 4:3 --v 6.1
I don't know why, but this image just makes me smile :)
You can now vote for this week's challenge!
history movie, versus, two knights on horse-shaped motorcycles, facing each other in a jousting tournament, shot on vistavision film --ar 16:9 --v 6.1
This week's theme is anachronisms, create a historical image with something that clearly does not match the time period.
Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.
There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.
At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins! It’s that simple this time :)
The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!
history movie, versus, two knights on horse-shaped motorcycles, facing each other in a jousting tournament, shot on vistavision film --ar 16:9 --v 6.1
This week's theme is anachronisms, create a historical image with something that clearly does not match the time period.
Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.
There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.
At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins! It’s that simple this time :)
The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!
Prompt: fantasy nature photography, panoramic shot, fairy-like alien with rough silica skin, hard edges, pointy teeth, wings, eating meat from a bone, sitting on a tree branch, early morning, god rays, shot with dslr camera
Prompt: two parrots wearing snow hats, sitting on a branch, in a pretty snow landscape, natural lighting, shot on dslr --ar 16:9 --v 6.1
You can now vote for this week's challenge!
Inspired by an yearbook image i saw here:
Imagine an alternate universe where evryone and everything is under the strong influence of metal ( the music genre). Maybe even animals and plant life. Give me your best slice of life pictures of the metal dimension!
Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.
There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.
At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins!
The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!
Prompt: A magic show, with a short pudgy magician with a ginger beard smiling broadly to the camera, wearing a white wizard's robe with the letters "TREV" on embroidered on the front, and a hat decorated with a silver star, the wizard is standing next to a black and white cow chewing grass, both wizard and cow are standing on a raised wooden stage in an empty field, wide shot --ar 4:3 --v 6.1
The song was stuck in my head and I couldn't help myself :)
Bonus:
What did you seeeeee? In the parallel dimension??
I specifically used a 90s era camera in the prompt(for the film grain effect), so that might be the cause?