wow, this looks really cool
i do have to agree with the others on the DOF and with DJ on the texture stretching. it looks more like skin than bark
it looks like the dark line closest to us on his mouth hasn't been displaced
the black and white looks awesome 
oh btw, i think the "Good enoguh for the gallery" should be in the thread's title perhaps...
just a thouht 
that's a "Ch" pronounced as a "K"
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