I sliced a orange segmant, slice what ever placed it on a sheet of glass with a back light shining through, pretty simple to be honest.
Post Processing:
Crop
hue and sat
brightness/contrast
soften
average
sharpen
levels
frame
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you hit all the techniques, there just isn't much here that is appealing about the photo. It's just an orange slice agains the lens. Probably could have been better if you were able to get the details in the orange slice.