To highlight warm texture of wood, I decided to use HDR (High dynamic range) technique. To create HDR photo, you need camera with auto exposure bracketing (AEB), such as my Canon 400D. Put camera on a tripod, open camera menu, set AEB to maximum (-2..+2 for Canon 400D). To avoid even small shaking, set 'Drive mode' to 'Self-timer / Remote control' and then take a photo with remote control. Camera will take 3 photos with different exposures ('normal', 'under', 'over'):