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11-june 08. before&after. paper wasp
11-june 08. before&after. paper wasp
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Collection: 017 - JUNE 08. BEFORE & AFTER
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: on the firetrail near where i live
Date: Jun 17, 2008
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125+SpeedliteFlash
Galleries: Macro, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Jun 18, 2008

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Comments: 8
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 there were possibly 15 to 20 wasps that called this nest their home during summer .. this is one wasp from the two that have survived this long into winter ..

this is the original photograph ..
the blur is from the barbed wire fence that the nest is hanging from ..

processing steps were ..
opened jpeg in cs3 .
scaled up and did lucisart on wasp and nest ..
black & white conversion which i erased from the wasp .
shadow & highlight to get a bit more detail on the blown out bit of the nest ..
adjustment layers in selective colour and levels ..
smart sharpen ..

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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/29/2008 03:17:21 PM
You brought out so much detail. My eyes want to eat it all up and up and up. Very lovely Roz!
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Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 06/20/2008 08:25:06 AM
Excellent macro, and excellen processing! I've gotta get a lens capable of taking these. :-)
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 06/20/2008 12:56:30 AM
Great detail and color. I'm really getting to be a fan of bug shots.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 06/19/2008 09:10:32 PM
Incredible transformation. Simply amazed at the difference.
You have all the editing skills down Pat!
Well seen, well taken, and well processed..
:)
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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 06/19/2008 08:53:18 PM
Oh, that's a lovely lens you have there, Roz.
And a good crop of subjects, and, oh yes, a good eye and excellent post processing
skills.
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Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 06/19/2008 12:25:42 AM
Well, you are certainly the bug queen now! I am always amazed and what you end up with and where you started from... just amazing!
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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/18/2008 09:15:26 AM
Brave of you to get near ....wonderful texture of the nest & detail in the critter !!!
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/18/2008 06:36:13 AM
Just AWESOME! That gray background really makes you focus in on the color and detail of the wasp.
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