Crop. Levels to perk the highs and pitch the blacks. Channel mixer to black and white. Resize. Curves to bump the contrast just a bit (my monitor is too bright so I have to make pictures a little too bright. grrr). USM.
This is just some shells I arranged on a deck.
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Interesting effect - I find myself wanting to move the bright shells out of the way to see the texture of the deck. Maybe a little less brightening would have made the shells hold my interest more?