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Seeking security

Posted by
Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 1 September 2012 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

"Charles had seen and read the brief, it was foreboding and threatening, but he quickly and quietly found an empty compartment on the train after successfully manoeuvring through the gate of platform 9 1/2. However, somewhere, out there, Snape's spies were keeping a watching brief. Charles was just hoping and wishing to catch a glimpse of Harry to forewarn him of the impending danger."

Original shot made through the window of a Victorian era carriage at the National Railway Museum in Shildon, County Durham.

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Lokesh from Hyderabad, India

nice shot and nice treatment....

1 Sep 2012 5:12am

Nazzareno from Rome, Italy

Splendid shot and processing.
Good day.

1 Sep 2012 5:29am

P@sc@le from Nevers, France

Very good shot ,colors and textures are beautiful !

1 Sep 2012 5:45am

Universe from Tehran, Iran

Fantastic shot with very good colors and framing. Bravo !!

1 Sep 2012 6:17am

gerard1948 from Santiago de Compostela, Spain

A great photo, I love the framing and colors, and a very good treatment.
Good weekend.

1 Sep 2012 6:29am

Calusarus from ST SORLIN EN VALLOIRE, France

Nice processing

1 Sep 2012 6:37am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Excellent framing and processing

1 Sep 2012 6:44am

Madagasca from singapore, Singapore

You never fail to inspire me :)

1 Sep 2012 6:47am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Nicely distressed looking :)

1 Sep 2012 6:54am

maurizio jaya costantino from Trieste, Italy

sweet relief!

1 Sep 2012 7:05am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Such an intriguing image

1 Sep 2012 7:06am

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

You carry us away into history, and a story! Great shot!

1 Sep 2012 7:35am

Bruce from Tacoma, United States

Beautiful capture.

1 Sep 2012 7:37am

Veronique from France, Switzerland

;-)) I know the platform 9 3/4 !! Great picture, processing and staging ! You did very well and I appreciate story/picture.

1 Sep 2012 7:47am

julie from besançon, France

Superbe, quel joli travail ! Bravo

1 Sep 2012 8:33am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Confused of Reading here. Was the original a dressed dummy(Hint comes from the limp arms, but the detail in the face is wrong), a painting(Why then the "Jamie Oliver" tongue that's too big), an expensive Victorian doll(But then the scale would be wrong.) Que passa, hombre?

1 Sep 2012 8:42am

@CElliottUK: Aye lad, a dressed mannequin in the carriage. I thought it looked a bit freaky and scary for kids to be sure.

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

creepy shot

1 Sep 2012 9:06am

Basile Pesso from City of Aminus, Paris, France

Very good museum shot.

1 Sep 2012 9:15am

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

How wonderfully seen and exceptionally rendered Curly! Intriguing and captivating, classic yet mysterious... beautiful work!

1 Sep 2012 10:09am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Hugo was really buttering you up does he owe you something? Interesting Picture I like it but I hope I never get in the same train car with that kid:)

1 Sep 2012 10:20am

k@ from Paris, France

Like a painting !

1 Sep 2012 10:31am

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

I find this quite scary, it reminds me a little bit of the film AI, the photo itself is great though :)

1 Sep 2012 10:42am

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

Interesting your educational history! I like the image that conveys the idea! A hug, Adela

1 Sep 2012 11:40am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

A very impactant image, very good!

1 Sep 2012 11:44am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

great composition and creativity

1 Sep 2012 11:49am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Magnifique image et excellent texte. Bonne journée.

1 Sep 2012 1:59pm

PATRICK from miramas, France

excellent

1 Sep 2012 2:00pm

Mooie from Vancouver, Canada

The processing is awesome - it really looks like a photo of a painting! Glad the kid ain't real, I couldn't figure out why, but he didn't look right :-)

1 Sep 2012 3:29pm

ursulakatariina from Leixlip, Ireland

Scary...

1 Sep 2012 3:31pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Wonderful treatment on this somewhat scary 'individual' ... I like the layer with handwriting you used.

1 Sep 2012 5:31pm

Richard from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Beautiful

1 Sep 2012 7:12pm

ruthiebear from Titusville,NJ, United States

Fabulous capture and story. I like the expression and the reflection.

1 Sep 2012 7:15pm

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

A really fascinating image, I love the story you wrote with it

1 Sep 2012 7:44pm

Mauro Brigham from Brussels, Belgium

Great shot Curly! love it

1 Sep 2012 8:51pm

Lluís from Canet de Mar, Spain

great image!

1 Sep 2012 8:56pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

It looks like a painting! Great treatment and processing!

1 Sep 2012 10:05pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

superbly creative!!!

1 Sep 2012 10:25pm

tataray from france, France

Magnifique effet)

2 Sep 2012 9:37am

Anita from West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States

Excellent composition and processing.

2 Sep 2012 1:54pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Deluxe processing and a wonderful memorable image.

3 Sep 2012 12:20pm

Cat from PARIS, France

at first I saw a real boy (scary one for sure....)

8 Sep 2012 8:35am

Sivana from Frankfurt, Germany

This is a real masterpiece. I tip on my hat!

1 Oct 2012 12:51pm

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Creativa i fascinant by Adela Fonts

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