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When I was a little girl, my parents took us to see Disney's "Fantasia." What a classic! However, for my little soul it was the scariest movie I'd ever seen! For a long time afterwards, I had nightmares about the part when Mickey tries to keep the water from overflowing. The music itself was frightening, rising to a crescendo of danger for the character and unprecedented fear for the viewer. The other movie that had parts that scared me to death was "The Wizard of Oz." For example, when Dorothy, Toto, and their friends entered the enchanted forest and the trees started throwing apples at them was horrifying! But that fear did subside to glee when the Wicked Witch got wet and, as she disappeared, screamed, "I'm melting! I'm melting!" To this day, if anyone asked me to play the part of the Wicked Witch, I'd be delighted.
I took this photo in England in the fall of 2006 when we stopped to check the map for directions. While John was looking at the map, I happened to look out the window and spotted this tree. Just a quick snap...but when I uploaded it, I quite liked it. Then I went about using Photoshop to see what I could do with it. I stopped experimenting when I solarized it. To me, it gives the photo a really spooky look, as if the tree might come alive at any moment. Be careful - it might just reach through the computer and snatch you away into cyberspace!
Bwaahahahaha!!!
Happy Halloween, everyone!
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Great shot for the theme. You did turn it into a scary shot, especially remembering the Wizard of oz. The flying monkeys were the ones that scared me the most.
Very cool looking photo. The flying monkeys scared me the most but those apple-throwing trees were right up there too. Have a good weekend!
Bwaahahahaha!!! it truly looks scary, you did a wonderful job here.
And I can relate to those scary parts in children's movies...I remember Mickey very well...Bwaahahahaha!!!
Boy, I need a stronger coffee for this week's theme!
You lucky thing - that's a great catch.
I loved thos films - saw them when they were new, The Sorcerer's Apprentice has been a favourite piece ever since. As far as Oz is concerned, my father had a job getting me out of the cinema halfway through the second showing. We had to catch the last bus home. Mother was away at the time, visiting her mother. Dad and I would go for late night walks in the countryside around us. Magic.
THere's definitely something about bare-branched trees. Great shot for a scary theme! Happy weekend
Ok, Fantasia didn't worry me but I rank The Wizard of OZ as one of the scariest movies I have ever seen.
If I think about it now I still get frightened, just like when I first saw it, aged five.
*shudder*
This one takes the cake with the scary theme IMHO. Fabulous capture.
I didn't do photo hunt this week I posted about an Uncle who passed on.
Well talking about scary shows. I was terrified on the show "dark shadow" when I was younger.
Later in life I got the dvd and just laughed.
Coffee is on.
Wow! That is a terrific image for the theme :) Happy photo hunting!
AHHHHHHHHHHH!! Now I will have nightmares.
I can remember watching Fantasia too.
My oldest granddaughter wouldn't touch apples for a long time after watching Snow White.(Wicked witch who gets her to eat a poisoned apple)
Your tree looks very scary! Very dramatic.
Yes, that is a scary looking tree! Happy weekend!
Happy Hunting!!
Very nice photo. Would love to see the un-photo-shopped version for comparison.
I'm starting to imagine bats flying out from those trees. Scary it is!
At Disneyland years ago, the scariest ride was not something with speedy rollercoasterlike swooshes from high places, but Snow White--a slow mine train ride through scenes from the movie. What was scary? That wicked witch and her apple!
Wow...great shot for a scary theme! Happy weekend.
You are very creative my friend...Happy weekend. TC
Oh wow that is one neat and scary photo.
I found the Wizard of Oz very scary when I was little.
And Bwaaaahaha to you too.
Superb... looks like a HDR effect. =D
The scary part of the trees. Loooks like there are lotsa trees out there
yikes! I don't want to get stuck in this place..creepy!
oh scary place... nice take on this week's theme.
happy weekend!
I love this!!! Of course you didn't expect I wouldn't now, did you? Perfect for scary.
Mine's posted too, if you can find time to stop by. Happy weekend.
Nice one for the theme. I have heard other people say how scary they thought fantasia was.
Lucky it wasn't some speakeasy, er, spookeasy !!!
Scary tree indeed! Still it is a great picture, I like it.
Have a nice weekend.
Great shot! I don't find trees very scary, though. ;) The background is!!
I hope you have time to come see my scary photos, and leave your link, too. http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-scary/
Excellent shot Leslie. Very Wuthering Heights. I was scared in Fantasia too. In fact lots of those Disney movies had scary parts in them. Happy weekend.
fantastuc photo and love jmb's discription of being very Wuthering Heights.
The wonders of Photoshop...It does look spooky...as if any minute monsters would appear while lightning flashes in the skies. :-)
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