So… something different, something that is not a landscape 
Whilst walking through the woods i came across this dead wasp (vespula germanica). I used darktable to process it wich some very strong contrast.
Have fun. (and ofcourse, this is all CC0)
@andabata that poor thing 
thanks for the raw! it’s great
DarktableIMG_7075.CR2.xmp (8.7 KB)
First used RT and then GIMP to remove the debris lying below the wasp’s head and some minor adjustments.
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Here’s waspy upside down, buzzing off into the great beyond. RawTherapee locallab blur&noise spot on the debris, which I didn’t notice until it was mentioned by @shreedhar.
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merci a @andabata for the dead wasp’s raw and the pips sharing their processing funebre.
Digikam, with a touch of it’s powerful refocus sharpening, local contrast and instant under color effect.
bbbbzbzbzzzz… graugh plak
I like the yellows of @andabata 's processing because that’s how vespula germanica usually looks like! Too much red in the yellow stripes of the other ones.
Just my 2 cents,
Ingo
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@andabata Thank you for the raw.
Attempted to evoke the surrealism and realism of death, and the desolation it brings. Simple processing using PhotoFlow and gmic. I will include the details later. I have other ideas that I might try out later 
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Ant97: Mother, I found a wasp! How would you like it prepared?
Queen: Sunny side up! I like the raw CR2 juices!
PS I barely have any masking and compositing experience so I tried using a proprietary software first. The following result is done entirely in GIMP. I also cloned out the clipped highlights on the ant. I brightened up the original raw, warmed up the WB and added a bit of green to bring out more of the yellow.
I was looking to neutralize the background but make the colors of the wasp pop. Used darktable.
@wiegemalt I like your crop and rotation.
That was what I was attempting to do — dead and desolate, though I couldn’t pull it off (no likes 
). It might also have to do with my failed first foray into trying other color spaces.
This isn’t Instagram 
No worries, I only jest 
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Second attempt
PhotoFlow
a) Hot pixel and lens corrections
b) Linear gamma ACES with no clipping
c) Scale and rotate
gmic
a) Replace D65 L* with D50 L*
b) Curve to lighten L*
c) Subdue reds and blues
d) Remove more hot pixels
e) Prep for your enjoyment
Edit: oops, wrong copy.
Without scale and rotation
With scale and rotation
I didn’t try this one 'cause I prefer live ones.
I have to shoot with an 75-300mm zoom usually at around 180mm or so with a close up lens on 'cause Olympus chose to do a silly focal length macro lens. Only good point is that the zoom set up will match many crop camera dedicated macro lenses and I can usually work from around 300mm away.
John
That’s a fly.
Yep I know. One of many that tries to look a little like a wasp or bee etc.
John
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