Wasp Silhouette

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  1. Dan the Librarian

    Dan the Librarian Seedling

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    Macro shot I took yesterday.

    Wasp
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    He looks massive :eek: An impressive sight. How did you achieve that effect Dan for all us photographically-challenged people out there? ;)
     
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    cajunbelle Daylily Diva

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    Great photo Dan.
     
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    Dan the Librarian Seedling

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    I took a macro photo of the wasp on a windowsill. I cropped out just the wasp, shrank it to 1024x768, then to 800x600. At each step I adjusted the sharpness of the picture. Then I used Photostudio to convert it from color to 8-bit grey scale. I adjusted the brightness down about 10%, the contrast up about 20%, until I had a near perfect silhouette (except for the wings).
     



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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Gosh it looks like an attacking alien - really fantastic work Dan!!!
     
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    glendann Official Garden Angel

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    Great work Dan .I do admire your work.
    It is all so perfect.
     
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