Brighten Up, Dark Junco (Graphic Novel filter)

I started out with a rather dark image of a Junco.

I processed a 3 "exposures" of a Graphic Novel filtered image in Photoshop Elements, which I then photomerged in AuroraHDR.

I used a bright filter (producing a... brighter image than the one pictured above,) into which I then layered my top image at 60% opacity in Photoshop Elements.

And that's it! Thanks for stopping by and looking at my pictures. :)