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This is a very quick rework I did of Close-up (with Ayla's permission). I think this is a simple demonstration of the difference a few quick adjustments in Photoshop can do. On this image I took the same steps on almost all my own macro photographs; firstly, use the "Auto levels" function (under "Image -> Adjustments") which effectively removes any colored haze from the image; secondly increase the color saturation by about 20 - 30 (sometimes more, but this will usually make the image appear unnatural). Finally I like to decrease the brightness by about 10 and increase the contrast between 10 and 30; this gives the image a more abstract feel so doesn't work for everything. The same procedure can be used on non-photographic images such as terragen images.