Evil Tree

Mohain · Jan 6, 2006

There is a shabby looking tree in the ground of a church on my local high street. The exposed roots look kind of sinster. I've 'shopped it a bit to lend it more of an oppresive feel.

Comments welcome.

Cheers,

Mohain.

immski · Jan 6, 2006

Very sinister indeed. I like it. The ring adds something too it definetly.

AIRIC · Jan 6, 2006

Cool! I can see Chiller liking this one.

Eric

JTHphoto · Jan 6, 2006

cool shot! :thumbup:

Luciano · Jan 6, 2006

evil indeed
the background has caught my attention ... It looks like mirrored ..

good job with PS too .. could you name the tools used there?

have a nice day

Mohain · Jan 6, 2006

Thanks for the positive coments. :mrgreen:

Luciano said:
good job with PS too .. could you name the tools used

Sure.

-saturation (can't remember how much).
Burn tool and brush tool for the edges.
Marquee the church, copy/paste/transform & flip horizontally.
Then I used the eraser tool to blend it to the grass and tree.

I thought duping the church made it feel more 'closed in' and gave it a more eerie feeling.

Cheers,

Mohain.

Luciano · Jan 6, 2006

Mohain said:
I thought duping the church made it feel more 'closed in' and gave it a more eerie feeling.

And it certainly does!!

dirtnapper · Jan 6, 2006

This reminds me of the Czech fable, OTIK. Maybe this is the grandfather! A great shot!

photo gal · Jan 7, 2006

:thumbup:

Chiller · Jan 7, 2006

Right on.. what a cool tree(your right Airic) Wish this was in my front lawn.

Antarctican · Jan 11, 2006

Cool pic! Looks like one of the whumping trees from Harry Potter.

PachelbelsCanon350D · Jan 11, 2006

Nice!! :thumbup: I really like it. The tree does indeed look to be from Harry Potter, or Sleepy Hollow. I also agree that duping the background is very effective, now you feel enclosed in a wall. The same effect is emphasized even further by the vignetting you added, which I think is totally appropriate here. I really like this horizontal shape of the whole composition as well. Nice job!