A friend of mine, Giancarlo Brun Del Re (found often on this site) tends to lend me his likeness for practicing various shooting and editing techniques. He had just got his custom vioilin completed (seen in the image) and we thought it would be fun to capture him with it. The reason for this selection was due to the HDR & tone mapping editing I was toying with. I am not a huge fan of HDR images but I enjoy the heavy processing this one has. I also love the custom violin and the texture on his face. I also like the way the tone mapping adds interesting contrast.