So here's our 1'st aesthetic photo comparison between our CFLs, Jungle Dawn LEDs, and the new Grow & Glow bulbs.
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Hopefully it'll give everyone an idea of what things will actually look like in a real-world scenario. It's nowhere near as good as an in-person comparison, but it's a start. As stated on the image, all photos were taken on full manual mode on a Nikon D200 for a true direct comparison. No images were altered in any way other than to be sized into frame. CFLs were warmed up before shooting (~5 mins).
On an unrelated note; please forgive the less-than-beautiful vivarium. :p It's for a Gargoyle Gecko, so we're limited on the types of plants & background choices we could use. I wish I could have shot a Dart Frog vivarium, but all of our darts are on racks, or in the enclosed vivarium units, so I'm unable to access/change those lights as easily.
Special thanks to our good friend Todd @ LYR, Jessica (NEHERP's manager) for insisting I stay home to get this test done, and the Gargoyle Gecko for staying still for photos throughout the 40 minute test. :p
Hopefully this helps! :)
You'll need to click this to enlarge it to where it's viewable on DB...
**If the image will not load clearly for you after clicking it, you can open the image directly in a new window with this link.**
Hopefully it'll give everyone an idea of what things will actually look like in a real-world scenario. It's nowhere near as good as an in-person comparison, but it's a start. As stated on the image, all photos were taken on full manual mode on a Nikon D200 for a true direct comparison. No images were altered in any way other than to be sized into frame. CFLs were warmed up before shooting (~5 mins).
On an unrelated note; please forgive the less-than-beautiful vivarium. :p It's for a Gargoyle Gecko, so we're limited on the types of plants & background choices we could use. I wish I could have shot a Dart Frog vivarium, but all of our darts are on racks, or in the enclosed vivarium units, so I'm unable to access/change those lights as easily.
Special thanks to our good friend Todd @ LYR, Jessica (NEHERP's manager) for insisting I stay home to get this test done, and the Gargoyle Gecko for staying still for photos throughout the 40 minute test. :p
Hopefully this helps! :)