develop the raw with dpp. in photoshop: crop, levels, dragan action, selective colours, burn some area (already black), selective sharpen, clone out some little white point on the background.
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Really wish the lighting had more of a studio feel to it for this macro shot. I know sometimes it doesn't seem feasible without lighting equipment but a few halogens pointing in the right direction, and this photo shines. Nice use of thirds and simplicity.