I recently needed to submit a portrait photography assignment.  I was stuck choosing between these 2 sets of photos:
  
I posted a forum topic asking for peoples opinions.  This feature is to thank all of the people that responded!  Please take the time to appreciate some of the exceptional work from people that make a big contribution to the DA community.

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Other Art

      Rainbow LiesI don't like losing myself to an alcohol induced haze.  Knowing exactly what I'm doing, but uncaring of the consequences.  My world had become shades of gray but I wasn't exactly colorblind.  The sour coating tasted sweet, allowing my conscience to slip away for the evening.  I started to choke on cigarette smoke, feeling as if I might lose all the content of my oh so colorful stomach.
You know that feeling of butterflies fluttering in the pit of your stomach when you're in love?  This wasn't that moment.  Bright, shimmering rainbows swam through my system and out the cracks in my veins, leaving my whole body warm from the inside out.  A craving I couldn't ignore.  I turned so many shades of pink, I didn't even recognize myself anymore.  Like an out of body experience, I was no longer the one who painted the world around me—another had taken over my skin and controlled the strokes of my brush  :thumb198917942:

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:thumb200568605:  :thumb189575544:   Victims of Fate.Our love is a double edged sword wielded by fate and admired by all beings. When we take control of our own fate is when the sword works for us, cutting away all feelings of depression and sadness, leaving us in a state of exuberant ecstasy. With this sword with we feel a sense of security, invincible against everyone who opposes our feelings of true love. Using this sword, we can surely surpass all of the obstacles in our way, passing them by as light as air.  Surely nothing can keep us two apart whether it be just our families or some unseen force against us, this love is just too pure to be wrong. This fluttering feeling in our hearts is that of the wings of doves, pulling our hearts together over the distances until we meet again.
Unfortunately the wielder of the sword is as fickle as love itself turning our feelings against us. We are meant to be and yet, we are weighed down by the presence of the sword, lurking behind us wherever we go waiting to strike with a potent po  :thumb200423978: