Lady G, actually the substrate is supposed to be black, it is the 3m color quartz stuff (PIA to clean) but yeah, it looks blue most the time, which I am also ok with!
Thanks for the complements on the stand and canopy guys! got it from someone my wife works with, he bought the whole setup, never used it, so I bought it from him for much much less! Now if only I could get a dual strip light that doesnt cost a fortune into that canopy!