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Ran a HighPass filter on a duplicated layer, pulled the transperance down to %30 or so, then flattened. Hit it with an unsharpen filter, converted to greyscale, then bumped the contrast up and brightness down a bit
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Did you change the highpass filter to "hard light" before changing the opacity to 30%?
Also don't change the brightness, just bump up the contrast.
Anyway, all processing is a personal preference.. some prefer a smoother look while others like to bring out more detail. You've done a good job on your 2nd attempt