diff --git a/vg/vgimg/vgimg.go b/vg/vgimg/vgimg.go
index 38e1a74f..d9b5c003 100644
--- a/vg/vgimg/vgimg.go
+++ b/vg/vgimg/vgimg.go
@@ -53,12 +53,11 @@ func New(width, height vg.Length) *Canvas {
 // minimum point of the given image
 // should probably be 0,0.
 func NewImage(img draw.Image) *Canvas {
-	w := float64(img.Bounds().Max.X - img.Bounds().Min.X)
 	h := float64(img.Bounds().Max.Y - img.Bounds().Min.Y)
 	gc := draw2d.NewGraphicContext(img)
 	gc.SetDPI(dpi)
 	gc.Scale(1, -1)
-	gc.Translate(+0.5*w, -0.5*h)
+	gc.Translate(0, -h)
 	return NewImageWithContext(img, gc)
 }