levels
color balance
noise reduction
slight sharpen
Post Challenge:
Clarence Leonidas Fender
To everyone that left constructive criticism I really appreciate the comments. I went with this photo because this was my first challenge, I figured I wouldn't get too beat up in the scoring and would receive some helpful comments.
When I went to take the picture it was night and all I had was a 60watt desk lamp. Higher shutter speeds with brighter/closer light kept producing nasty blown highlights on the metal.
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Technically - this is a very nice image - clear, well lit, sharp, good contrast. From a story perspective (and I think that is really needed for this challenge), it seems rather antiseptic.