Anyone want a Dickens of a Challenge?

[JulieCo]

It's the Bicentennary of the birth of Charles Dickens this year. Purely for fun I've posted a couple of images that combine my enjoyment of playing with words along with the title of a Dickens novel.
Anyone fancy a challenge? Choose a Dicken's novel and then create an image to represent the title. It doesn't have to be humourous - it can just illustrate the title.
After a week (by midday11th October) I'll get my neighbour, who used to be a National Geographic photo-journalist, to select the top five for a vote.
Tag your photo with: Dickensofachallenge

[Simply Amanda]

@julieco Very clever, lady! Love these!

[Nia]

Well dang, those two are so well done. Cool idea for a challenge.

[Sharon]

Fantastic! Love these images! You are so clever! I'm jealous!

[Megan Barrass (née Barr)]

Cool idea! I might give this a go.

[Carol Estes]

@julieco A tail of two sitting...

This was just a patch put together.....but I couldn't get the caption out of my head........

[Jen Hudson]

Great challenge love these shots. Clever thinking.

[andy c]

Well, as we were born in the same place, guess I might try and give it a go if something comes along that fits in...

[Alison Tomlin]

This is a great thread. Will have to get my thinking cap on!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Having your photo judged by a former National Geographic photographer sounds a bit intimidating! But the challenge does sound fun.

[Nada A.]

Very imaginative. Off to look up a list of his works.

[Juliette Packham]

so so clever...well done!!

[Lisabell]

A Tail of Two Kitties comes to mind, but I’d have to clone my cat. Fun idea!

[Colleen]

This sounds great...now to think up a photo!

[Gillian]

@julieco A lovely challenge!! Now to find a shot to match :)

[katy]

Fun!

[Nia]

First idea - for Hard Times

[jenny tucker]

@summerfield this one is right up your literary alley!

[lorihiro]

Very clever idea! I hope I can find something that works! :-)

[Kate Klinck]

[Megan Barrass (née Barr)]

The Mudfog Papers. Mud + Fog + Papers...
Not really a novel but it was written by Charles Dickens. Does that count? Don't worry, this was photocopies lol.

[Vanilla Spice]

The Old Curiosity Shop.

Nothing sparks my curiosity like this old Persian Antiques market. These artistic peices are incredible!

[AutomaticSlim]

Will definitely have to take a shot at this challenge. As it happens I uploaded a Bleak House with literary connections earlier this week:

[Carol Estes]

@julieco

My Father As I Recall Him......

[Lisabell]

@harley84 Lol, love it!

[Nia]

another idea/attempt at the DIckens of a Challenge

[JulieCo]

@harley84 Hi, your image, "David Hopperfield" was voted in 3rd place. Good sharp focus on the main subject and clever interpretation. Well done.

[JulieCo]

@sianipops Thanks for joining in. I liked both of your ideas, but the Professional photographer didn't select them in his Top 3.

[JulieCo]

@welcometocarolworld Hi, thanks for taking part in this. I especially liked you "My father" idea, although you didn't make the Top 3.

[JulieCo]

@magentarose Thanks for taking part.

[JulieCo]

@scrappy Thanks for taking part.

[JulieCo]

@automaticslim I liked the bleakness of this image. It reminds me a bit of "WutheringHeights".

[JulieCo]

How do I say this? Straight up, I suppose...
The National Geographic photo-journalist selected 'blind' from all the 10 images in this thread and came up with his 1st place: "Oliver a Twist", 2nd place: "Grape Expectations" (embarrassingly, both mine) and 3rd place: "David Hopperfield" (@harley84). Oh well, it will probably be the only time I'll get a first and second in this world but it wasn't intended!

[Vanilla Spice]

@julieco Congratulations! It was a fun challenge!

[AutomaticSlim]

@julieco Congratulations! And to Katherine too.

My photo, which wasn't really an entry, is indeed Wuthering Heights according to some.

[Kate Klinck]

@julieco oh cool! I didn't realize there was going to be a vote lol! Thanks! :o)

[Carol Estes]

@julieco So much fun...... thanks for thinking of the challenge.....my father idea would have never surfaced otherwise. It became an amazing gift to my siblings.....

[Colleen W]

just uploaded my pic

[Colleen W]

here it is "The Lamplighter"

[Colleen W]

@harley84 great shot