E-mail: Password: Create an Account Recover password

About Authors Contacts Get involved Русская версия

show

White background vs Gray

Community and Forum → Insects images → White background vs Gray

Proctos, 30.12.2007 5:36

Let's try to figure out which background is better. I borrowed the picture of zlatka from rpanin (I hope he doesn't mind) and changed the background from white to gray. Now you can listen to the opinions of colleagues, which background is still preferable?
user posted image

Comments

30.12.2007 6:26, EcoLog

I think the white background looks more natural, more familiar, and more pleasant.
Although... the taste and color of the companions are not...
But in this case, around the beetle on a gray background, some kind of halo (it is clear that this is due to the fact that it was originally on a white background)
The perception of the background color and its effect on the image quality will depend on the psychological state of the viewer, but in my opinion, the white background focuses attention on the beetle as much as possible and makes the perception of colors more vivid, you can say it creates the effect of binoculars)
In general, I don't like the gray background.
Likes: 2

30.12.2007 6:32, Mylabris

Gray background is good when there is a light pubescence of the body, and when the hairs are black - in my opinion, still contrasting white (see Cymindis lacteola).
Likes: 2

30.12.2007 9:20, RippeR

In general, I am for the" purity " of the experiment, but I want to say with surprise that it is much easier to see a beetle on a gray background.. very convenient! And the halo and any other nonsense are costs that you can not really pay attention to, especially when it comes to definition, and not admiring on the site of arts..
Likes: 1

30.12.2007 9:39, amara

Some things depend on the brightness of your monitor and the sensitivity of your eyes.
Personally, I would try something in between these two backgrounds (after all, you can make gray lighter, or have you already tried everything?).
Likes: 1

30.12.2007 10:46, Pavel Morozov

On gray, the beetle is seen more contrastingly and structurally.

30.12.2007 12:07, Dinusik

It seems to me that everything depends on the specific goal. If you need to emphasize light areas on the insect, of course, a gray background is better. On gray, the image appears more voluminous. More successful on gray look insects with a metallic color, especially warm shades. For example, in the" Zlatki " Sphenoptera tomentosa Jak. it looks very impressive. White background is good for dark and monochrome objects. Or, when some spots on the insect have intermediate colors, for example, light blue, light gray, etc., the white background color will shade them very well. In general, it seems to me that in each case it is necessary to compare where the object looks better and choose the most successful one from the two options smile.gif
Likes: 3

30.12.2007 13:38, Ilia Ustiantcev

Best natural background and live object. smile.gif
Likes: 1

30.12.2007 14:23, Aleksey Adamov

30.12.2007 15:17, Dinusik

Best of all is a natural background and a live object. smile.gif


A live object is certainly good! But, in this case, I would like to see, for example, the defense of a student's thesis with a collection of Poor Commission
Likes: 2

30.12.2007 15:35, Ilia Ustiantcev

And here we are talking about the design of photos. tongue.gif

30.12.2007 15:40, amara

30.12.2007 17:40, Dinusik

And here we are talking about the design of photos. tongue.gif


Then what do you mean by "live" insects? A dry insect laid on the sand, a newly starved insect, or an insect without any physical impact? If you meant photographing in nature, then how to design, for example, the atlas Cicindelinae in this way? Is it worth spending time running around in nature with a camera for very mobile game, if you can take high-quality photos with all the necessary details in the studio?

30.12.2007 17:47, Ilia Ustiantcev

Okay, we persuaded you, it's not always possible in nature. And for nimble ground beetles, you can pour sand into a small jar, run around and calm down. smile.gif In general, of course, you need to judge by circumstances-depending on what materials you need photos for.

30.12.2007 19:52, Mylabris

Well, we already wrote about this-artistic macro (in nature, live) and habitual (=collector's).
Likes: 1

30.12.2007 23:37, Nikolaj Pichugin

Let's try to figure out which background is better. I borrowed the picture of zlatka from rpanin (I hope he doesn't mind) and changed the background from white to gray. Now you can listen to the opinions of colleagues, which background is still preferable?
user posted image

I also think that the background should be selected depending on the insect. A photo in the natural environment or at home on the table-depending on the purpose of the photo.

31.12.2007 2:45, rpanin

The background is a matter of taste. And about tastes, as they say, do not argue. It's a hopeless case.
And yet, as for me, a light gray shade is the most optimal option.
As a sample, you can use the posted photos of Carabus (Morphocarabus) excellens frivaldskyi
Likes: 1

31.12.2007 4:19, Dinusik

The background is a matter of taste. And about tastes, as they say, do not argue. It's a hopeless case.
And yet, as for me, a light gray shade is the most optimal option.
As a sample, you can use the posted photos of Carabus (Morphocarabus) excellens frivaldskyi


Well said! smile.gif

27.01.2008 18:26, Бабочник

Gray is not too dark is preferable - everything doesn't look so hard. Ad is assigned.
Imho.

27.01.2008 18:39, gumenuk

From the photographer's point of view, a gray background is preferable. A gray background allows you to set the object's color more accurately. You can change the gray density depending on the object, choosing it so that the object stands out.
Likes: 2

New comment

Note: you should have a Insecta.pro account to upload new topics and comments. Please, create an account or log in to add comments.

* Our website is multilingual. Some comments have been translated from other languages.

Random species of the website catalog

Insecta.pro: international entomological community. Terms of use and publishing policy.

Project editor in chief and administrator: Peter Khramov.

Curators: Konstantin Efetov, Vasiliy Feoktistov, Svyatoslav Knyazev, Evgeny Komarov, Stan Korb, Alexander Zhakov.

Moderators: Vasiliy Feoktistov, Evgeny Komarov, Dmitriy Pozhogin, Alexandr Zhakov.

Thanks to all authors, who publish materials on the website.

© Insects catalog Insecta.pro, 2007—2024.

Species catalog enables to sort by characteristics such as expansion, flight time, etc..

Photos of representatives Insecta.

Detailed insects classification with references list.

Few themed publications and a living blog.