Dragon Head

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[dddphoto]

Trying some new processing. This is a five shot HDR image that I processed two ways - a very natural color version and a very over tone mapped B&W version. I then layered them using luminous legacy blend mode. Some high pass sharpening in the lightness channel and this is what I got. I find this is an easier way to get the over processed look without getting the over saturated colors or having to do selective saturation layers and masks.

[jkphoto]

Dave, it is definitely a unique shot, I kinda like it.  However, not sure if it's my monitor (I'm at work now) but I see some halos around the entire piece.  I might try this workflow on some older shots.

[dddphoto]

Hello jkphoto,

It's not your monitor, there is haloing around the head. That was done on purpose, as was the strange color shift from yellow/brown on the left to bluish on the right, and the lightness within the shadow. I was trying to pull this away from photographic realism into the realm of illustrative art. The background coloring was done by using three different types of light (a bright halogen, a compact fluorescent, and an incandescent).