1. Used Rawshooters Essentials to convert from RAW to Tiff.
2. Opened in PS/CS and converted from 8-bit Tiff to 16-bit Tiff.
3. Saved as 16-bit Tiff.
4. Opened in Photomatrix pro and run tone mapping and saved.
5. Opened in PS/CS.
6. Cropped to 12x12 and tilted to level horizon.
7. Auto Level
8. Manual Curves
9. Convert to B&W
10. Applied gradient layer with gray over 100%
11. Used eraser on gradient layer over model to reveal original.
12. Sharpened
13. Resized
14. Saved for web
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Place: 137 out of 488 Avg (all users): 5.9947 Avg (commenters): 7.3333 Avg (participants): 5.9850 Avg (non-participants): 6.0185 Views since voting: 849 Views during voting: 293 Votes: 187 Comments: 10 Favorites: 0
This one required a second look, and a third... I don't know why I like it so much, should be able to think of something to say but the only thing that comes to mind is 10.