Ahhh I remember the "original" Dobe having a green/grass background. So I can probably guess burning/dodging/sharpening/contrast/saturation (or some of) has been involved in this version.

I feel this works better than the 'original' in this case (I dont always like seeing images blackened) and the only thing I personally would change is showing a bit more lip under the nose. Its funny how the black against black works here. Nice. Strangely I dont think I have ever photographed a Dobe.

And Nat if you werent after critiques (you didnt say that you were) please ignore my post! ;-)