Aww, I'm gonna get smashed. (But I like it, so in it goes) This could have been Basic! No crop, just brought out some brightness with selective colors.
Used a hens egg on a bit of Halloween straw, and my trusty little LED flashlight on white paper in a dark room.
This may seem like a last minute entry (and it is) but I've been thinking about it all week. Here are the details:
File Name IMG_2371.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Firmware Firmware Version 1.0.1
Shooting Date/Time 11/15/2012 4:47:47 PM
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/4
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Focal Length 46.0 mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality RAW
Statistics
Place: 5 out of 41 Avg (all users): 6.3545 Avg (commenters): 7.2500 Avg (participants): 6.0000 Avg (non-participants): 6.4483 Views since voting: 1871 Views during voting: 251 Votes: 110 Comments: 16 Favorites: 0
Congratulations on the top ten - great lighting and I love the simplicity of the composition.
ETA I must be psychic. Edited before to correct a "HM" to "top ten" and now it turns out "HM" was right. Congratulations, Alice - beautiful.
I really love this, as it does not seem like a glued together expert challenge that is fantasy, this shot got this high because it is simply stunning, well done