The Kissing Tree

[CLKunst]

Hi All,

It's been a long time since I've had anything fun to submit or much time to comment although I come by and look in often. Here's a funny little face I found in a tree at the park the other day and it made me think I should share.

Comments and Critiques welcomed. Suggestions cheerfully explored but leave the editing to me! :thumbsup:

[Overbeyond]

Very interesting Cindy but I feel you have cropped this in such a way that I am now missing a portion from the bottom. The inclusion of the "missing part" with a more portrait shape might provide an even more interesting result.

[Cathathome]

I like the fine detail in the bark toward the centre, but agree that it has an awkwardness to the crop. I also find the V shape at the top distracting.

BTW, I see a squirrel's face morphing from this tree and it's very cool and interesting to look at.

Cheers,

[shootme]

Well this one scares me and I don't see the squirrel though I'd feel better if I did. I'd like to see the entire trunk so I could get a better perspective. I'm thinking star wars - Chewbacca. S

[CLKunst]

Thanks for the interesting comments!

Tom - This is another one of my combined images I'll try doing this with a different image of the same knot and see if I can't give "the face" a little more breathing room.

Cathathome - Thanks for your comments! I was seeing the V as eyebrows for the face.

Shootme - Aww! I didn't mean to scare you. When my kids saw this they laughed like crazy and wanted to know where I found the monkey! Personally I see an orangoutang kind of smoochy face, I can see where you get Chewbacca but then I think he's really cute too, so I must just be weird.

[CLKunst]

Well I tried a re-work from a different shot. I lost my smoochy orangoutang and it morphed more into a walrus or otter face. Better space around the face?