Hammer House Of Soft Toy Horror ! [ rules below, take a moment to read them before entering ! ]

Challenge #9 in the Ode to Spot series. Hosted by Patchandcrew.

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How scary and spooky can you make a soft toy look ? Transylvanian Teddy Bear ? Dracula Toy Duck ? Fluffy Frankenstein ? Lets see good old fashioned style horror representative of the era of black and white, with lots of atmosphere, but with a light hearted fun twist :)

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Announced:

Sunday, 10th April, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 17th April, 2011 – Saturday, 23rd April, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 24th April, 2011 – Saturday, 30th April, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Black and white only.
No special effects.
Borders/frames are ok for this challenge.
HDR IS allowed in this challenge
Basic processing, and cloning out of distractions, is allowed.
No watermarks or any other identifying marks/text
No reference to the entrant`s ID in title or any other text option

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

No people or real animals in view, soft toys only.
Entries which do not adhere to the rules as written will be DQ`d
VOTERS :
0.5s should only be given on images of poor quality or for being outside the rules [ if I miss DQing any ].
If giving any 0.5s, reasons should be given, if you give it stand by it.
Voting on thumbnail is lazy and disrespectful, entrants deserve to have their images viewed properly.
Sandbagging / vote manipulation / spite voting - don`t even think of doing it !

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Killer Ted

by leanneqld

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Submitted:	Friday, 22nd April, 2011 13:24 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 23rd April, 2011
Focal length:	12.2 mm
Shutter speed:	1/60 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	200
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