I think I did this right for once. A tri-pod, a really bright news-TV-type lamp bouncing around the kitchen. A high aperature 22 or something, shutter timer ... 200 iso ... Maybe I'm learning something. Used global filters: levels, shad/HL, curves - sharpened and reduced noise globally in Photoshop, used hue/sat globally for duotone effect.
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Indeed, worthy of exhumation. Now for the autopsy. Lovely combination of steely water and aluminum reflections. Challenges are so limiting when it comes to appreciation of beauty! ;-)