Question on lighting to photograph terrarium

"Velvet" wrote in message
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In calgary.general Velvet wrote:


be used at night. Lighting the inside of the tank rather than the
outside is the way to get rid of the reflections though - that, or (if


This is the crux: When I do this, I tend to get "Flares" at the top of
my
frame, and glaring reflection off some leaves. How can I avoid this?

Is internal light my solution, or is it a matter or orientation?





I meant internal lighting, yes.

Failing that, try aiming the light at an angle to the glass, then moving
the camera around at an angle also. Try draping black cloth (velvet is
very good for this) over the tripod legs so they're not reflective.

Velvet

I agree, keep all angles away from 45 and 90 degrees. Don't face the camera
directly perpendicular to the glass front and don't have the light
reflecting at a 45 degree angle to the camera.

Even if you side light, you'll get flairing off the side glass. You may want
to try a white (not clear) plexiglass (or paper, not too close so it doesn't
burn) in front of the light source, this will soften the harsh clear light
and reduce reflection, kinda like an umbrella flash.

Basilic

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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:12:53 GMT,
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In calgary.general BigC wrote:

heh, not much of a mantis cam without any mantids.

I have two suppliers, both of which were sure a month ago that they
were getting them right away... Both figure it could be any time now.

The suspense is frustrating!

Nonetheless, the wait has been good, in that it's given me time to
fine-tune
the environment, and determine better ways to maintain the appropriate
heat/humidity.

What do you feed those suckers? That sounds pretty cool actually. I
have an empty tank but I don't feel like getting fish again.

I used to have some Hermit Crabs and then a couple of Madagascar
Hissing Coackroaches (just like on Fear Factor)



Reptiles are becoming common which means that they are becoming affordable.
Snakes, lizards and even giant spiders of interesting species can be found
in many pet shops or speciality shops. Easy to take care of, throw a few
crickets in. Although you may need another tank to house the crickets,
because the more you buy the cheaper they get. I used to buy a box of 1000
for approx $35, where 10 would cost me $3.50.

Basilic

In calgary.general Basilic wrote:

Reptiles are becoming common which means that they are becoming affordable.

I noticed that bearded dragons are a dime a dozen in the bargain finder. I
asked a dragon master that I know, and he said that many people breed them
as an investment, but now there's a glut.

Snakes, lizards and even giant spiders of interesting species can be found
in many pet shops or speciality shops. Easy to take care of, throw a few
crickets in. Although you may need another tank to house the crickets,
because the more you buy the cheaper they get. I used to buy a box of 1000
for approx $35, where 10 would cost me $3.50.

I was told not to keep more than a month's worth, as they start to chirp at
a certain point, which I'm told is quite obnoxious. (Although I think it
would sound quite pleasant, but we'll see).



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In calgary.general Basilic wrote:

I agree, keep all angles away from 45 and 90 degrees. Don't face the camera
directly perpendicular to the glass front and don't have the light
reflecting at a 45 degree angle to the camera.

Even if you side light, you'll get flairing off the side glass. You may want
to try a white (not clear) plexiglass (or paper, not too close so it doesn't
burn) in front of the light source, this will soften the harsh clear light
and reduce reflection, kinda like an umbrella flash.

I finally found the solution: I knew that some variation of "Shining down
on" would work, and I finally discovered it: Positioning the light just
above the camera, and pointing it into the tank but away at a 45 degree
angle. This gets me the best clarity, and the least glare, although I had
to do a bit of lamp surgery to get it to work.

I'm quite pleased with the outcome... Check it out and tell me what you think!





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In calgary.general Basilic wrote:

I agree, keep all angles away from 45 and 90 degrees. Don't face the
camera directly perpendicular to the glass front and don't have the
light reflecting at a 45 degree angle to the camera.

Even if you side light, you'll get flairing off the side glass. You
may want to try a white (not clear) plexiglass (or paper, not too
close so it doesn't burn) in front of the light source, this will
soften the harsh clear light and reduce reflection, kinda like an
umbrella flash.

I finally found the solution: I knew that some variation of "Shining
down on" would work, and I finally discovered it: Positioning the
light just above the camera, and pointing it into the tank but away at
a 45 degree angle. This gets me the best clarity, and the least
glare, although I had to do a bit of lamp surgery to get it to work.

I'm quite pleased with the outcome... Check it out and tell me what
you think!

Told you it would work if you got the light out of the frame
Where did you get the mini-easter island statue?



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Snakes, lizards and even giant spiders of interesting species can be
found in many pet shops or speciality shops. Easy to take care of,
throw a few crickets in. Although you may need another tank to house
the crickets, because the more you buy the cheaper they get. I used
to buy a box of 1000 for approx $35, where 10 would cost me $3.50.

I was told not to keep more than a month's worth, as they start to
chirp at a certain point, which I'm told is quite obnoxious.
(Although I think it would sound quite pleasant, but we'll see).

Well, there's a few issues here. 1, don't feed any pet, especially herps,
exclusively one thing. Make damn sure you have a variety. Also, if you're
using crickets, be sure to look into "gut loading" and the little powder
stuff that you cover them in too.
As for keeping them in your house, -bad- idea. They -will- get out. No
matter what you do. Guarenteed. And they'll breed, in your house. And then
you'll have chirping crickets forever. You can never get rid of them all.
And no, the chirping is -not- pleasant. It's annoying as hell. And it's
pretty disgusting knowing that there's crickets infesting your house too.

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Riverfront Aquariums, although I've seen them at almost any aquarium store. Me and
the lil' lady are planning to go to EE for our honeymoon.


In calgary.general Jon Pike wrote:
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In calgary.general Basilic wrote:

I agree, keep all angles away from 45 and 90 degrees. Don't face the
camera directly perpendicular to the glass front and don't have the
light reflecting at a 45 degree angle to the camera.

Even if you side light, you'll get flairing off the side glass. You
may want to try a white (not clear) plexiglass (or paper, not too
close so it doesn't burn) in front of the light source, this will
soften the harsh clear light and reduce reflection, kinda like an
umbrella flash.

I finally found the solution: I knew that some variation of "Shining
down on" would work, and I finally discovered it: Positioning the
light just above the camera, and pointing it into the tank but away at
a 45 degree angle. This gets me the best clarity, and the least
glare, although I had to do a bit of lamp surgery to get it to work.

I'm quite pleased with the outcome... Check it out and tell me what
you think!

Told you it would work if you got the light out of the frame
Where did you get the mini-easter island statue?



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In calgary.general Jon Pike wrote:

Well, there's a few issues here. 1, don't feed any pet, especially herps,
exclusively one thing. Make damn sure you have a variety. Also, if you're
using crickets, be sure to look into "gut loading" and the little powder
stuff that you cover them in too.
As for keeping them in your house, -bad- idea. They -will- get out. No
matter what you do. Guarenteed. And they'll breed, in your house. And then
you'll have chirping crickets forever. You can never get rid of them all.
And no, the chirping is -not- pleasant. It's annoying as hell. And it's
pretty disgusting knowing that there's crickets infesting your house too.

Aw **** man, now my GF's gonna read this and ride my ass about it. LOOK
WHAT YOU ****IN GONE DONE DID!

I don't have much choice but to keep the crickets in my apt. If they get
out, I'll just breed 200 mantids and let them loose. If that becomes a
problem, I'll borrow a cat from one of the many spinsters in the building.


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Riverfront Aquariums, although I've seen them at almost any aquarium
store. Me and the lil' lady are planning to go to EE for our
honeymoon.

I'll have to look for 'em when I go down on friday. I've never noticed them
there, but I've never paid much attention to the hardware they sell.


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In calgary.general Jon Pike wrote:

Well, there's a few issues here. 1, don't feed any pet, especially
herps, exclusively one thing. Make damn sure you have a variety.
Also, if you're using crickets, be sure to look into "gut loading"
and the little powder stuff that you cover them in too.
As for keeping them in your house, -bad- idea. They -will- get out.
No matter what you do. Guarenteed. And they'll breed, in your house.
And then you'll have chirping crickets forever. You can never get rid
of them all. And no, the chirping is -not- pleasant. It's annoying as
hell. And it's pretty disgusting knowing that there's crickets
infesting your house too.

Aw **** man, now my GF's gonna read this and ride my ass about it.
LOOK WHAT YOU ****IN GONE DONE DID!

I don't have much choice but to keep the crickets in my apt. If they
get out, I'll just breed 200 mantids and let them loose. If that
becomes a problem, I'll borrow a cat from one of the many spinsters in
the building.

Just wait. You'll go to clean out under your fridge and get covered with
crickets. Oh, and btb, if you want to breed and sell mantids, then you need
special conatainers afaik.


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