I've seen millions of these shots on DPC, but I didn't have anything else from this month that was better, that I haven't already used in other challenges.
oh well.
editing:
the usual curves, black clipping, and sharpening.
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Giving you a cliche score. If you're going to shoot cliche (not that there's anything wrong with that), you'll need to be better than the rest of the genre to score well, especially in a free study.
I actually liked your image until I read your title...sorry :-( I just think that titles really can add or subtract from an image. In this case you have drawn our attention to the fact that your image might be cliche...perhaps 'Ruby Red Pearls' or 'Scarlet Drops' might have lifted this...just a thought. Never downgrade your image in the title and expect it to do well. Voters are not that kind...6