Toyed with the CS5 HDR settings. Hmmm...
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Brightness and contrast variations
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Set to multiply instead of overlay, as most tutorials recommend.
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Duplicate layer, desaturate.
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Invert desaturated layer and added Gaussian blur
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Overlay, turn down opacity, merge layers.
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Choose "more yellow" and "darker" variations
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Tone down the saturation
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Burn the irises to pop the lights
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Adjust color balance again
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Create a mask layer filled with black, and paint in more darkness. This is before...
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This is after (the final).
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After a comment about the eyes, modified the whites. On new layer, painted dark rose "squiggly lines" for shadows / veins. Applied Gaussian blur to blend
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Adjusted "highlights" color balance of eye whites to match overall image.
Final result
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