Golden Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus) (2:1 Macro / HDR)
Nikon D90 / 50mm 1.8D Lens

- 50mm reverse-mounted on a full set of extension tubes
- RAW images processed in Lightroom
- 4 TIFF's exported to Photomatix
- One of the middle bracketed images as base layer in Gimp
- HDR image layered over, at 50% opactiy
- High-pass sharpening in Gimp
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