thanksDavid, great model and well thought out setup. Like the shot a lot.
This is really super.
If you don't mind me chiming in on your hesitation, my take is that most of your doubts re treatment could indeed be less related to actual global processing than to a slight issue re the magenta cast in the forearm & hand. No technical issues there, neither lighting or camera related, just good ol' blood in the veins. The bit of cast associated with the foregroung position and light orientation creates a "double contrast" resulting in a slight off-balance feel in both the color and B&W versions. No real way to deal with it than make-up... before or after the fact
I strongly prefer the color, more consistent with your choice of model and shoot. Technicolor style.
Again, great shot.
i've shot the model a few times, get's better every time. he's getting into photography himself, and i've sort of become a mentor. really good kid.
i don't mind the fiddling with at all, i'm all for constructive suggestions. color correcting that arm was on my to do list...the technicolor treatment hid it a bit, but not enough (+yellow in the skin tone). i like what you've done with it...it definitely takes the attention away, and gets it on the way to technicolor...actually very similar what i had already but dialed down some. heh.
cheers