john_ny

Sometimes, pictures taken with one camera may vary somewhat, in color and brightness, from the same pictures taken with a different camera. The same holds true for monitors. Sometimes, on my monitor, a picture may be too dark to really see it but, if I print it, it comes out fine. If I brighten the picture on the screen, save and print the brightened version, the print will look washed out.
In trying to show the color of a banana leaf, I tried to find something to compare it to, that would be available to most people. I decided on a 7-up bottle. Compare the color of the bottle, in the pictures, with the color of an actual bottle. If the color of the bottle, in the picture, is darker than the actual bottle, then the color of the banana leaves in the picture is also darker than the actual plant.

The bottom plant, here, is a Margarita. Top one is a Dwarf Cavendish.
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In this one, the Margarita is on the right.
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Stand a 7-up bottle next to your monitor. Brighten, or darken the picture until the color of the bottle on the screen matches the actual bottle. Then you will have the correct leaf color. These plants are M. Margarita, not Siam yellow.

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John

Chironex

Good idea, thanks!

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Scot

Bananaman88

I must not be treating mine right as they are quite a bit more yellow than these and still quite small too. I'll be sure to give them some extra attention. What sort of light exposure are you all giving yours?

john_ny

I don't know if my plant is the right color. Maybe mine aren't yellow enough. They are in a big bay window, in my dining room, with a northwest exposure. Artificial light is negligible, being just the ceiling light, about 8 feet away (and that's usually on only when the blinds are closed. Here's a picture of the plant today:
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As far as size goes, these were 72 cell TC liners on Jan. 25.

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John