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The Candy Store |
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
Legend Has It That There Are Employees have a VERY HARD TIME locking up at night! There Is A Narrow Staircase That Leads To Storage In The Upper Floor. (Fact: I was allowed to Open That Door That Led To The Staircase a few summers ago. (On A Hot August Day). It was in fact FREEZING COLD when I opened the door. The Cold Breeze When Right Through To My Bones! I was HAPPY to shut the Door! Let Me Tell you!)
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- Ann Coates Contact Ann Coates Ann Coates's Gallery |
Yum, I know I haven't been to visit for a while but my nose was drawn to the sweet scent of something quite delicious. I know that this is the place to be. I'm quite happy to stay, I think.
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Paul E. Earl |
I bet you were like a Swanee in a candy store! Terrific image!!
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Raymond Pauly |
Awesome image and a captivating story,Laura! Beautiful work! Love it!
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Michelle Alton |
You have the most wonderful "schizo" imagination, Laura (and I mean that as a compliment)! How many of us can actually illustrate the stuffs of our brain?
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Graham Robards |
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- Dr Silly Contact Dr Silly Dr Silly's Gallery |
Wonderful photo Laura and wonderful song for the photo Pat. :O)
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Graham Robards |
Thankyou so much for your kind words Dr. Silly! Great that you dropped in. Laura has a great series going for Halloween scaring the BP'ers except for now that is, building up to a climax later on! The next seven days should be interesting. ~Pat
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Douglas Pignet |
My kind of store...Great capture and nice lighting
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Kirsten Kiki Kjaer |
MSSSLala, I am in AWE of your images here. This is absolutely amazing. I know you told me how you did it, and I'm still so amazed how WELL you did. You are a master photographer and artist. I can't tell you enough. What I can't really understand is... why aren't thery any REAL people where we're going. Are they ALL ghosts?? Are WE all ghosts??????? Shiver......
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Stephen Zacker |
I REALLY like this one. Very Cool. Like that song.. made me laugh :-)
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Ron McEwan |
Terrific, just terrific your are have a bunch of fun putting this together. Thank you it makes a smile for each day.
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Monnie Ryan |
Fantastic job, Laura -- and the music is perfect! I'll take a bag of those red hots!
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Kirsten Kiki Kjaer |
My dearest Michelle, you have the funniest words coming out of your typing hands. "schizo" imagination? Never heard that one before. But I do understand your admiration for Laura, because not only does our Sister have a brilliant mind as well as talent, she also has the ability, as you've so kindly noticed, to transfer her genius through her lens in the most entertaining and fascinating way, which of course is just one of the reasons why we love her so much.
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John Connolly |
What a wonderful idea to pause on our journey at the Candy shop, Laura! I remember sights like this from my boyhood days! The difference is there were no ghostly apparitions behind the counter!
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Kirsten Kiki Kjaer |
Are you sure, John? HAHAHA!
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
Hi Everyone! WOW! LOOK! We all fit in here! COOL! YES! Red hots and lolly pops and for our dear Lorna, whatever her heart desires, once she gets here from the truck. She is moving pretty slowly after she got mysteriously beat up back at the PRINCE HOUSE! WOW! Glad we got the heck out of there! :) GUESS WHAT YOU GUYS??? This "Sweet" Lady said our MONEY is NO GOOD HERE. HA! I have a feeling it's because if we hand it to them it will fall through their fingers? What do you think??? SO HAVE WHATEVER YOU WANT! :) It's ON THE (haunted) HOUSE! Lol @ Michelle. Well, I think if we replace the word "schizo" with PHOTOSHOP we will have a winner! NONE of this would be possible without my Microsoft Digital Imaging Program and PSE7, and of course Pat at the SOUND and MIXER arena! HA! Hey...did anyone feel that cold breeze go by? (P.S. Thank you all for having fun with me and for all you have said through this series. You guys are the BEST!) NEXT STOP...MRS. THORPE'S HOUSE FOR A NICE MEAL and some LOCAL Entertainment!
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Kirsten Kiki Kjaer |
Ahh, at last! Something to eat. I thought you'd never say it, my Sister.
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
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Kirsten Kiki Kjaer |
That's for dinner?? Oh, my dentist will LOVE it! HAHA! Sweets for my sweet... come sing with me.. Sugar for my honey.... lalala..
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
Lol...Sugar for my honey? You mean my Sugar Dandy? Hehehe! So fun! I THINK MRS. THORPE told the driver that we are having BOILED REMNANTS. Dare we ask what this means when we get there?
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Kirsten Kiki Kjaer |
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
WOW! THAT was TERRIFIC! I don't know who they are. I must be younger than I look! HA!!!!!!!!!!!! Still snickering! Thanks my Sweet Soul Sister, Kirsten! :D You are precious! -SSSLaura
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Lorna Shutter |
Wow! This is awesome, Laura! ... both the image and the store!!! I'll take 3 of these and 2 of those and 16 of the other ... Hey! Isn't that Lucky Elephant Pink Candy Popcorn I see back there?! Thanks for bringing us here, Sis! Suddenly I feel much better! :)
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
And you LOOK DIVINE Sis! Pink Cheeks and WHAT Yes! Elephant Pink Candy Corn! COMING RIGHT UP!!! :D Here, sweetie, move in front of us so you are right up to the counter. Can you see better now? See anything else you would like? And how about you choose something for Mrs, Thorpe too?
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Ellen Hodges |
She looks a little spooky, but very nice, too! Excellent capture, Laura. Love the series, too!!
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- Patrick Rouzes Contact Patrick Rouzes Patrick Rouzes's Gallery |
I'll have 65 yards of ribbon candy! We will wrap it around you, Laura, in case something drastic happens at Mrs. Thorpes-like if you disappear at least we can see your shape beneath the candy. Not that we will need that much,lol. Whatever is boiled for dinnerI hope it does not look up at me. Maybe we can conduct a seance after dinner??? Might find answers to these strange happenings.
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- Nancy L. Green Contact Nancy L. Green Nancy L. Green's Gallery |
Well Laura, I'm smiling now, VERY well done!! <><
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
Hi Ellen, Paddy! Nancy!!! Good to see you guys! Paddy! YES! A Seance after Dinner! Great idea! LET'S do it! We can call in Madam Sophie! WHY NOT!? She does HOUSE CALLS! HA! (And we already know that Mrs. Thorpe has a TELEPHONE!) Humm...65 yards of Ribbon candy. 10 yards would cover me...bet I know what you want to do with the other 55 yards! Shoot colorful MACROS and make Whazzits!?! (Oh, and share it with the rest of us! :)) Glad you guys are smiling. Candy stores are always happy places. :)
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- Patrick Rouzes Contact Patrick Rouzes Patrick Rouzes's Gallery |
Swanee Laura, it is impossible not to smile! Sorry about the 65 yards- I knew 10 would do!
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
That's okay Paddy! If we hang out here for a few more days however we might as well get the 65 yards. Lol. YUMMY NUMMY NUMMY! :)
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- Patrick Rouzes Contact Patrick Rouzes Patrick Rouzes's Gallery |
LOLOL!
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
;)
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Susan Weisensel |
Very cool & SWEET image.
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Sam Britt |
Very creative series, Laura. You really have quite an imagination!!
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
Thanks for joining us!!! This is FUN
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Karen Kessler |
Where's the CHOCOLATE? I don't see any CHOCOLATE! I'm starting to have a CHOCOHOLIC ATTACK without my CHOCOLATE!!! (Now I'll be singing the song for days! hehe)
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
SWEETS FOR KALENA!!!! Our Sweet Sister!! I HOPE YOU "LOVE THE DOVE"! HA!
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Karen Kessler |
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Sis for the DOVE DARK CHOCOLATE - my FAVORITE! So sweet of you to remember! Now I'm drooling all over my keyboard, but I'm not afraid go through the rest of the way now that I have my comfort food! :)
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
You are WELCOME! This is supposed to be a FRIGHTENINGLY FUN adventure. So NOW you can feel COMPLETE! Oh, here, let me get the drool off of your chin. It was just hanging there. (Lolololol!)
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- Nancyj E. Hovey Contact Nancyj E. Hovey Nancyj E. Hovey's Gallery |
Yup, will say it one more time... C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on the BEST Halloween Series 2010...
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Gina M. Savage |
Spooky capture! :) Love the ghost like image, Laura.
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Mary K. Robison |
This is SO WEIRD, PomPom! After all that back-and-forth about candy and cavities, etc., on my candy corn thread, what do I spy with my little (bloodshot) eye in your gallery but this wonderful image of your friendly ghost in the Candy Shoppe? {Sidebar: "Sweets for my Sweet" was originally sung by the Drifters (Of "Under The Boardwalk" fame), long before the British Invasion brought groups like the Searchers to America, singing their versions of such songs.} Anyway, your work on this image is so well done, Pom. I've always enjoyed your terrific creativity with the storyline. Maybe if I compliment you enough on this, you'll mail me some Elephant Pink Candy Corn!!!!!!!!!!! Good N-I-I-I-I-I-I-ght!! ~ Mare
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
Hi Mumj, Gina and Mare! Looky! This image has floated through my gallery and is now front and center again. I feel like we are seeing a ghost. Hey wait! WE ARE!!! Thank you for your fun here and kindness. !!!!! PINK CANDY CORN FOR EVERYONE !!!!!
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
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JO ANN CLEVELAND |
Now aren't you creative girl..very cool image and fx.. jo ann c.
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emile-abbott-photography.com - Emile Abbott Contact Emile Abbott Emile Abbott's Gallery |
You not only give us a sweet tooth but creativity as well Laura.
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Stephen Zacker |
This is Cool.. had a blast reading the comments :-)
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- Heather Loewenhardt Contact Heather Loewenhardt Heather Loewenhardt's Gallery |
Love the image and the spooky story. The banter was wonderful.
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buffalogalphotos.com - Terry Cervi Contact Terry Cervi Terry Cervi's Gallery |
Very cool and spooky work, Laura! Loved what you wrote! You tell the best stories! That must have been quite the experience to open the door to that room! Whoa!
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Debbie Bray |
I love this Laura, I think you are very clever indeed, and I love your story that goes with it too!!!!! :)
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
Well, shiver me timbers! I got trapped in a wall somewhere and just found my way out through these 3 boards. Hey! What just brushed up against my leg? If felt like a cat but nothing was there?? Sorry to be late here peeps! I was time traveling, I think, because now it's (let me look at my day timer) October of 2012. Whew! Thanks for all you said and HAPPY HALLOWEEN MONTH *AGAIN*!!! -Laura :D P.S. Is this candy stale to you or is it just me?
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Stan Kwasniowski |
Laura, congratulations
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Kathryn Wesserling |
That freaky woman appeared again just in time for the Finalists. Hmmmmm. Hopefully, she'll stick around for the next Round.
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- Sherran Andersen Contact Sherran Andersen Sherran Andersen's Gallery |
Congrats Laura.
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- Ann Coates Contact Ann Coates Ann Coates's Gallery |
Congratulations on another fabulous finalist Laura.
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- Stefania Barbier Contact Stefania Barbier Stefania Barbier's Gallery |
well done Lala... huge congrats!
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- Randy D. Dinkins Contact Randy D. Dinkins Randy D. Dinkins's Gallery |
Great job Laura, congratulations!
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Mary K. Robison |
Congratulations on your long-delayed Finalist, Pom! Hope this mysterious lady sweetens yoour weekend by turning gold!
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Robert R. Goodman |
Hi Laura,Big Congratulations my friend on this beautiful finalist!!!!
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Michelle Alton |
Congratulations, Laura. This is a GREAT image. Your imagination never fails. I see you have at least one OTHER great finalist (so far in my journey through). Hope all is going well. I'll email you!
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patriciacasey.com - Patricia A. Casey Contact Patricia A. Casey Patricia A. Casey's Gallery |
Congratulations on Finalist number two....WTG Laura.....Cheers & all the best for the next round....
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Ellen Hodges |
Huge congrats on your fantastic finalists, Laura!!!
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emile-abbott-photography.com - Emile Abbott Contact Emile Abbott Emile Abbott's Gallery |
congratulations on another great finalist, Laura.
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- Carol Flisak Contact Carol Flisak Carol Flisak's Gallery |
Congratulations on a terrific finalist, Laura!
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Wm Nosal |
Wonderful Image, Laura! Congratulations
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
I am so tickled and thrilled that this one went Finalist. It is one of my very favorites and always hoped it would go past EFP. This young girl was so willing to make this image possible since it involved taking two photos. She really played along. I wish I knew how to get a hold of her to tell her and show her. She was a college student working at Heritage Park part time. Thank you all so much for your support. You guys are great and I will be by to see you in this next week when my sked free's us. We have relatives in town right now. Thanks Again So Much and Thank You Judges!!! -Laura :D
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Kirsten Kiki Kjaer |
OMGOMGOMG!! Sister!! It finally made it! HUUUGE congratulations. I'm so happy I'm jumping up and down in my chair.
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
I KNOW! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!!! I was so Happy!!!! :D SSSKiki, can you come to my gallery? There is a Birthday Card There For Mary! I will be home tonight. Leaving now for a belated birthday party for me and my sister in law. Lunch then gifts at Dales Dads. Thank you all!
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- Nancy L. Green Contact Nancy L. Green Nancy L. Green's Gallery |
CONGRATULATIONS Laura on this wonderful finalist, WTG!!! <><
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Tammy Espino |
Congrats Ms. Laura on another winner!! :) Smiling big here!!!
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Lorna Shutter |
Woo Hoo!!! So glad this one finally made it to Finalist!!! CONGRATULATIONS, Sis!!!!! :)
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- isabel C. Zepeda Contact isabel C. Zepeda isabel C. Zepeda's Gallery |
Laura CONGRATULATIONS Ysa...
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Nadia Paul |
Beautifully done Laura - congrats on your finalist!
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- Nancy L. Green Contact Nancy L. Green Nancy L. Green's Gallery |
CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful finalist Laura, WTG!!! <><
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- Nancyj E. Hovey Contact Nancyj E. Hovey Nancyj E. Hovey's Gallery |
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your very deserving FINALIST.... Sorry I am late, but the laptop has been in the shop....my only computer!!! It is back, so am I! 8o)
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Merna L. Nobile |
To my photo friend:
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JO ANN CLEVELAND |
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Laura, don't kinow how I had missed this one, love it! jo ann c.
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
EVERYBODY! You guys are the BEST! -Laura :D
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