Shot in natural light.
Adjusted Hue/Saturation for Blue and Cyan channels.
Adjusted Hue/Saturation overall.
Cropped.
Added border.
Applied USM.
Used blur tool to reduce noise on mortal and pestle.
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It's obviousl that you spent some time on setup for this challenge. Your efforts paid off, this is a wonderfully composed and executed image. It fits the challenge perfectly. 10