autofantasia's photos with the keyword: chocolate

Just another bit of fun created by me in the 'processing room' for my "Artist At Work" series of images. This one is based on a scan of the corrugated sheet of paper that separates the layers in a box of Thorntons chocolates, a copy of which you'll find in the notes if I can remember how to do it! Please view on black for best effect.

For this week's Sunday Challenge for which the topic was symbols of Easter . I took this shot on Good Friday whilst visiting RHS Garden Harlow Carr in Harrogate on what proved to be the first day of the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt . The classic Lindt Gold Bunny is, according to the official Lindt website at least, one of the most iconic symbols of Easter and he first opened his eyes to the world of chocolate in 1952. The story goes that on a bright Spring morning in March that year, when the ground was still covered with a blanket of crisp white snow, one of the Lindt Maîtres Chocolatiers saw a little bunny in his garden. His young daughter was completely mesmerised when she herself saw the little bunny, but began to cry as soon as it disappeared into the bushes. Deeply touched by how upset his daughter was, the father suddenly had a great idea ... he would make a bunny like the one they saw together, but out of chocolate. So he did exactly that using the finest Lindt milk chocolate, then he wrapped it in golden foil and put a red ribbon with a bell around its neck, so it would not get lost. And so, the very first Gold Bunny was born. Nowadays the Lindt Gold Bunny is supposedly adored by people of all ages and all over the world and every year when the it appears again, they know that Easter is not far away. However, as nice as the Lindt Gold Bunny is many would argue that it's just another example of how over recent years traditional festivals like Easter have been exploited for commercial gain. Gone are the days it seems when all a child needed to enjoy their Easter was to hand paint a boiled egg and then roll it down the nearest hill. Oh, and in case you're wondering the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt is an event aimed mainly at children. Each is given a leaflet with a map inside so that they can follow the Lindt Bunny's trail, answer a set of questions, hand in their answers at the Gift Shop and then take collection of their very own "delicious Lindt chocolate treat". Please view on black for best effect.

For this week's Sunday Challenge , which had the theme of indulgence . Now, if I won the lottery my indulgences would certainly increase dramatically, but as it is (apart from my old Scirocco) I have few indulgences and those that I do have are fairly simple and common place ... most notably chocolate! However, not just any chocolate. For me, when it comes to indulging myself it has to be Lindt LINDOR balls ... preferably from the fridge! As they say on their website they make for the perfect blissful treat ... "With a milk chocolate shell and an irresistibly smooth melting filling, once you've broken the shell the filling will start to melt, and so will you."

Okay, I lied, maybe just one more abstract today. This time it's another orb of sorts. A square crop of the original shot as taken by me can be found in the Notes.