Softening and Fading a photo

I think I really like how this turned out.  It is a great picture to start out with I think (click either to view larger).  I love how the focus is so sharp on her eye.  Now, here is what I did, using Photoshop, I created a gradient Map layer, and changed the blending mode to screen (adjusting the opacity and fill levels to my liking).  Then I added a B&W layer and pulled down the opacity a little bit.  and here is what we ended up with.