Taking the ordinary to ????

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;

Took a snap of this Crested Saguara to show Gina's sister in England. Looked interesting so I went into dream mode (didn't use a pipe )
and came up with a few dreams in my teepee

Here's the original that started it all'

Always looking for your comments and ideas.

Keep smiling

Gus

[Gus Hallgren]

#1 attempt at taking the ordinary to something different . . . . little bit of night and added the moon
I would call this "Crested Saguaro brays at the Moon"

[Gus Hallgren]

Second attempt, maybe a Crayon painting done with Alien Skin Art Rage . . . .Yep!

[Gus Hallgren]

Sorta liked this one, but still looking for something different . . . maybe this one ???

[Gus Hallgren]

Different, but doesn't rock my boat, but gives me an idea "Crested Saguaro braying at the moon

Comments always welcome and appreciated.

Keep smiling

Gus aka Windy

BTW: Having fun watching Ladies Champion 9 Ball

[Jay Sheinfield]

Hi Gus, I like frame #2 best, with 3# next. Looks like the head of a Camel in the top left branch. Good eye for this. It's great snap just to let your imagination go..........nice creative work!

[Dennis Bishop]

Great imagination, Gus. And some really interesting approaches. When I started through the first post, I figured you'd found a normal-looking saguaro and puppet-warped it. I probably should've realized there had to be more.

[Brendan Dozier]

What a very interesting looking cactus, Gus! Nice base capture, and love your creativity on this. I think #2 is my favorite, and I think you should keep on experimenting with this one.

[Indranil Sircar]

Gus, this certainly is an interesting looking cactus! Very nice processing.

[denise ippolito]

Gus, I like #2 The color of the sky is awesome. Great OOTB thinking. Nice work on the selection.

[Nancy Bell]

I think #2 is great, especially with the title "braying at the moon"! A great conversion with the moon and night sky and the dramatic lighting on the cactus. What a cool cactus!

[Paul Lagasi]

#2 get my vote...ok #2 is the second posting, the one below the original...confusing I know
I guess I am a sucker for Topaz, looks like some weird cammel with 2 humps...move over in the teepee...

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Gus, my vote is for #2 also. Wonderful work!