photo manipulation

Erik Johansson
http://alltelleringet.com

I chose these two images for my research because I like how they have been manipulated.
In the first image I like how the arm has been made to look like bark of the plant, the surface of the arm looks rough as if the skin is peeling, but is made to look like the bark. This is something that you would never see and it has been made to look real.
Even the leaves are coming out of the arm like they would on a plant.
I also like how the hand is positioned, like the fingers are branching off as leaves would do on a plant.
I like the veins on the hand and how they are not what you can see on your hand, but how they have been made to look how they would on a leaf to give it more effect.

I chose the second image because I like how it's been made to look like he's pulling the road and making his own path. To me it looks like he's walking through a quiet place where the road isn't supposed to be because he's walking through vegetation and pulling it over.
I think this has been done by using a sheet and has been blended into the road.

I rate this work an 8 out of 10 because of how realistic the pictures look. They are very unique.