Nice detail and a nice conversion. From what I have seen, the LAB method seems to lend itself to low key images or those bordering on low key - or is it just my limited experience?
I didn't know that the LAB method lend itself to low key images. It looks like you know more about this method than I do
I normally use Silver Efex Pro to convert but when I came across this ebook that mentioned about the LAB method, I decided to give it a try and I was quite pleased with the result.