The fish eye distortion of the lens combined with the HDR gives this a very disconcerting effect...interesting.

LOL - Fire your magician...Different cameras have different amounts of rectilinear, or barrel distortion which varies by model and focal length. Some cameras can adjust for it internally, some require external plug-ins like Fisheye-Hemi for Photoshop. But magic it ain't...

Cropping the left would lessen the distraction somewhat, and while it would square your image, the improvement in overall composition might be worth the trade off...

Very nice composition to this photo. They eye travels around and back to the plant very easily. Good job.