Materials and Methods Nikon D80 + Tamron 90mm f/2.8 macro. SB-600, Slow flash, bounced off the ceiling for extra lighting. Christmas lights in the background. Plant and dirt arranged in the vial with tweezers. Bohemian Sundance PS action without auto-contrast (download here: [link]) applied in post-editing. Curves to brighten and contrast. See my FB for the before and after: [link]
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