Detail View: Image Archives: Ears of a taxidermy specimen

File Name: 
2013.6-28.jpg
catalog number: 
2013.6-28
collection: 
Dioramas and Exhibits
title: 
Ears of a taxidermy specimen
creator: 
Larissa DeLaGarza
creator type: 
Scanning technician
creator: 
Stefanie A. Derkatsch
creator type: 
Creator of digital collection
creator: 
DMNS Staff
creator type: 
photographer
description: 
Mount being prepared for exhibit. This photo features raw skin of a rhino which has been plumped in borax carbolic water. The hide is being applied over a clay model which has not yet been finished. This step helps with the modeling process. The photo was taken by DMNH staff to document the preparation of exhibits and dioramas.
date: 
unknown
date type: 
date of photograph
location: 
USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
modified: 
Yes, adjustments to contrast, shadow and highlights using Adobe Photoshop CS4.
format: 
image/jpg
file size: 
2.57 MB
source: 
8 X 10 black and white print scanned using Epson Expression 10000 XL. 16 bit Grey Scale, 300 dpi.
rights: 
use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science