Not much originality here, I hope the voter's like the mood I was trying to set.
EDITING:
Converted from raw at two exposures, darkened the background layer, adjusted contrast/brightness/hue of the pumpkin layer. Filled in the eyes with a bit more black, did some layer adjustments, dodge and burn, cloned spots on the pumpkin.
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Thanks for ye comments, I guess this shot is simply too coool for dpchallenge ;)
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Wow - I really liked the processing and feel on this one. I am quite surprised it did not score better. Good work and thanks for entering it - I enjoyed it a lot.