Used the RAW to Jpeg Conversions of ConfectionersFlower! (23) & (25), plus the jpeg versions of same set 24 & 26, RAW conversions set to Daylight in Adobe RAW 4.2, Quick Select Tool, Magic Wand, Dodge, Smudge & Blur Tools (used in two left corners & upper right "erase" distractions to the main subjects,) Elliptical Marquee, Layer via Cut (multiple times), Auto-Levels, Auto-Color Correction, Free Transform Layer, Master Opacity Change, Stamp Visible, Resized, Dust & Scratches, Adjusted Sharpness, USM, Saved for Web...
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Color Saturation and Hue: Colors are OK, saturation is good, and hues are realistic.
Brightness and contrast: Brightness and contrast are done well. The sugar holds detail, and contrast does not appear too high or too low.
Focus and depth of field: Focus is nice and sharp. Depth of field feels a bit shallow, as the larger clump of sugar goes soft in the foreground.
With the white sugar on the red flower, the flower petals tend to blend into the featurless background. A different color background would have helped here.
I'm not quite sure what this is. The moisture on the flower makes the sugar turn into globs, which in turn makes the petals look thick, heavy, and somewhat distorted. Brown areas on the upper left of the flower also distract a bit. Perhaps a lighter dusting of sugar on the flower flower, and the photo taken from a little greater distance, would have helped. Or perhaps a fine crystal sugar to give it more of a jewel effect.
The idea is a good one, I'd really like to see it done again.
Without the title, I'd be a bit confused about the white substance, though knowing the challenge I'd probably guess confectioner's sugar. Good dtail in the sugar itself - good light, but the flower part gets a bit obscured as to what exactly it is and makes for a bit of an awkward composition.
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