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    which background better?

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    1st, xin nian quai le everyone! (still not too late i believe. :P)

    raining non stop today kept me indoors.
    so toyed around with my photo tank.




    which background would be nicer?

    black


    green


    or blue?



    my CMOS desperately needs a clean up!
    fish

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    black better, but how about trying green to simulate blurred planted background?
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    green :P ok ok, black, brings out the fish...

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    i am thinking black too.
    can hide those dust spots on my CMOS!
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    Ummm.. wouldn't it depend on the colour of the fish as well?
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    no I think your dust spots might appear as grey specks? I think green still good, people might even think you have great bokeh! suggest try to match the green against green Echinodorus leaves.

    ps: Oly E1 got ultrasonic shaking dust remover :P
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    i very much agree with vinz. diff fish might be better shot with diff background. as choy pointed out, green background's great to simulate planted background too. but my green background seems too light.
    will get more coloured papers for my background then. but first, must get CMOS cleaned!

    btw, my bro's tank taken today.
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    For better choice, it's always better to have a background of natural color. It could be of different tones of brown/green. This makes the surrounding environment more natural, and not of some studio settings.

    This is important should one consider photographic competition in future.

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    clean your CMOS lah.. *or your lens*


    as for background, I just bought some gray cards, going to try to use that.. (ie: exposure metering.. then waterproof some white cards and put it in the tank for white balance metering...


    heh

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    Re:

    [quote:a523ada007="naturetan"]For better choice, it's always better to have a background of natural color. It could be of different tones of brown/green. This makes the surrounding environment more natural, and not of some studio settings.

    This is important should one consider photographic competition in future.[/quote:a523ada007]

    mmm… try hanging your No. 4 uniform behind the tank
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    Hi Z,

    In general, I prefer to work with black color background for most subjects. It's easier to control shadows and gives a sense of depth. It's also does not look as unnatural as the other colors.

    However, with certain subjects, backgrounds of other colors may be more suitable. But do bear in mind that it may not look natural to have a blue or green background.

    I see you are having quite a bit of fun with the photo tanks. The one with the blue background is very sharp. Can even see the eggs!

    An alternative to background: cut a piece of styrofoam background to the size of your tank's inner dimension. You can just stuff it in or out and even push it forward to reduce swimming space. More importantly, reflection from the inner glass pane is omitted.

    By the way, very nice tank shot. Good control of lighting. Did you use the graduated blue?

    Cheers,
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    loupgarou,
    wat metering mode u plan to use with the gray card?
    wished my cam got spot metering....

    choy,
    use a banana leaf oso more natural hor?

    benny,
    thanks for the tips! will try out if got new models (read fish) for me to take in the tank. :P
    yup, i used the graduated blue for the tank shot.
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    Re:

    [quote:098a6cf4a9="fishie.com"]yup, i used the graduated blue for the tank shot.[/quote:098a6cf4a9]

    Quite obvious. Go get a graduated ND4. More neutral.

    Cheers,
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    [quote:f5cfca55e0="fishie.com"]choy,
    use a banana leaf oso more natural hor?
    [/quote:f5cfca55e0]

    I still say No. 4 is the best, got different shades of green, and brown, and black, surely look like great bokeh
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    You guys are really creative!

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