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Bernardo de La Paz

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6. Light box or light tent?

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:46 PM

Oct 2024

Placing a plant on a lightbox would make a bright background and translucency. Such lightboxes have been the source of the alternate name for "gallery" in web design.

Perhaps you placed the plant in a light tent to illuminate it and used a black background.

Or are you meaning "lightbox" in a gardening sense, rather than the photographic term "lightbox"?

Old fashioned lightbox:

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Lightbox photo of Pothos [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 OP

Beautiful! MLAA Oct 2024 #1

Wow, my dear MLAA! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 #2

I was waiting for you to post one of of great shots 🙂 MLAA Oct 2024 #4

Variegated, my goodness doesn't that black background make it stand out like it is floating in air.. magicarpet Oct 2024 #3

Thank you, my dear magicarpet! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 #5

Light box or light tent? Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2024 #6

Ah, my dear Bernardo! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 #7

I do like your creation. Well done. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2024 #15

My pleasure! And thank you for responding as well. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 #16

The effect is beautiful. The dark background really makes the greens pop! Diamond_Dog Oct 2024 #8

Thanks so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 #9

That was something Andy mentioned to me once. Black backgrounds. Diamond_Dog Oct 2024 #10

Absolutely right! He was so good, thinking on his feet, all the time. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 #11

I'm glad to see that you're experimenting with the lightbox again. Mousetoescamper Oct 2024 #12

Aw, thank you so much, my dear Mousetoescamper . . . CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 #13

Very nice! Callalily Oct 2024 #14

Thanks so much, my dear Callalily! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2024 #17