Took one of my favorite pumpkin carving templates as a reference for this one. Perspective distorted it prior to the Resynthesizer step. Why another crop circle? Just in the mood to do them now that it came back in topic earlier. lol

hehe...now that one turned out really well.

I love how you put the little tiny people in the middle. Makes it look even more realistic.

Appreciate the comments.

Impressive image. Very cool effect(s).

That looks totally realistic Lyle!
Adding the people was an excellent idea to give it more depth.
You could put that image on a magazine cover and it would be believable.
Diablo ...is he a space man? <--- magazine caption.

No; I use this halloween template quite often. Last time I used it was when I was on my gyroid binge (note; click the link in my message to see the complete result). It came from one of those pumpkin template books that my Dad bought many years ago (he likes carving pumpkins).

edit:

Whoops; forgot that I used it again this past April.

Especially the people with their off colours helps a lot to anchor the image in reality. Well done, looks quite realistic indeed.
.
Griatch

Thanks Griatch. Shared this one on another site I frequent and they now think I'm a space alien (actually it was in the sense that I am manipulating reality). Still, at least you guys don't think I'm from outer space. lol