[CJWilkes]

I like Jim's edit because it helped draw out the images using the necessary contrast and brightness to help the subject pop.

Very nice comp. What are you doing to convert? What is the process?

For me, I like to edit my pics then do a gradient Map conversion. If I need to afterwards I will play with curves to tweak the contrast... but that is usually taken care of with my first edits.

Great shot... keep practicing.