Haunted Tree Comes Alive?

[cjm]

I took these pictures of a haunted tree, as seen here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=68180). <-Link

I know that some of you guys don't like Photoshop editing pictures but I thought this tree could use a little life.

So here is the original,
http://members.shaw.ca/cmphotos2/PictureTakerPics/HauntedTree_04.jpg

And here is after some sort of magic was said and it comes alive

http://members.shaw.ca/cmphotos2/PictureTakerPics/HauntedTreeAlive.jpg

Does the eyes and mouth work for you? I gave it a radial blur to make it stand out. What do you think?

[khtwo]

I think the original picture leave people more space to think.

[picture-this]

Ya I think, is funny not scary good avtar maybe. Do what I said make the backround all dark and sleepyhollowish

[juneappal]

Radial blur might be okay - it is hard to say with those eyes in there. They are disctract from the tree, which has enough personality all by itself.

[thomasrhee]

The altered pic looks more comical than scary. Maybe try the original with a different background?

[cjm]

Now that I think of it, the alive picture does look like something I have seen before. In McDonalds in the 1980's there used to be (lame) play zones and there was a big tree with a face that looked like the Alive picture. There was also a snack commercial on Saturday mornings with a tree shaking is branches and laughing whil candy fell on children. It also looked like that.

Maybe, I'll use the alive picture as some sort of mascott greatting people to my site, maybe, maybe not. Anyway thanks for your honesty.

[weemannie]

Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz!