Want critique Inside a Quartz Crystal Geode

Dangerspouse said:

Great job shooting a difficult subject! They certainly are beautiful formations, aren't they?

Since you asked for a critique, I'll add my thoughts. This is just for your first photo.

It's a really nifty effect, casting the light through the back of the geode to give a softer, more diffuse light. I think though that you have to be careful when your subject is backlit, because you can lose contrast. Especially when there is not much contrast to begin with, like these white crystals being lit by white light. If you are not going to adjust for that in camera, then it is certainly easy enough to play with in post processing to see if you like it better when contrast is added.

I hope you don't mind, but I just did a quick edit in Lightroom to see what it would look like that way. I also cropped a bit of the negative space off the left side. See what you think:

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