These red blood cells tasted strangly good, you know, because they are actually just candy. :-)
I bought a few of these red candys and put them in a pan filled with water. I snapped away, then in photoshop I brought the curves down, contrast up, dodged and burned and then did an enormous unsharp mask. I also used the clone tool to get rid of a few specks on the pan and 'cells.' The big unsharp mask exposed a lot of detail that would not regularily be on red blood cells, but this is Hollywood and I my picture needed some interest. I then used Neat Image to get that nice soft 'explore the human body' look on the candy.
And oh yes, to avoid complaints, I did use the macro setting on my camera. :-)
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Well Joey, I am a big fan of yours!! This is very different! Like most all of your work, it is out of the box and unique. They still look like candy, but I really don't think that matters. I think what hurt this photo was that it was out of focus. I know that was what you were going for but IMO a macro should be focused. That is what is so great about macros is the attention to details. I like the negative space and your arrangement of the candy, very nice. The colors are a little harsh, but that is a reflection of your style that I am familiar with. I get that you wanted the "soft" look because of the title, but I think that the theme would have been better for a different challenge. Great ideas like always, you are so creative. I hope that this was helpful.
7 - Not sure what you used, but given the equipment, perhaps a sharper image if possible would have been better, even if it meant zooming out. Perhaps a touch up of contrast too or lighting.
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