Trigger..well I changed his/her name to Seabiscuit is my 7" long Sea Horse specimen. I'm shooting him/her on 8x10 ortho film for contact prints and while Seabiscuit is a willing sitter (layer?) finding a satifying back ground is the problem. Wood grain just looks too distracting so I'm thinking of either sand (for a lighter back ground) or dried seaweed (for a darker back ground) Plain white paper seems too "blah" but there has to be a way to get ol' Seabiscuit to "pop" without distracting shadows---I just haven't found it yet Perhaps you've a suggestion for me? Perhaps some plastic product? I'm using natural lighting and reflectors.