Not a great effort but it will do for now. Taken against a gray background and then converted to black. I'm sure there are settings for blending the edges better. I used the paint bucket tool and then the spot healing brush. Wow, my inexperience is showing. Comments? Be gentle! ;-)

Not a great effort but it will do for now. Taken against a gray background and then converted to black. I'm sure there are settings for blending the edges better. I used the paint bucket tool and then the spot healing brush. Wow, my inexperience is showing. Comments? Be gentle! ;-)