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May I add, that I personaly like silver coins photoed with a black back ground!!!!!!!
QUOTE(syzygy @ Oct 27 2005, 05:12 PM)
Your pics are fine! I agree, proofs are very tough. The mirrors make it very difficult to get anything close to even lighting over the whole coin. If your side lighting is at the wrong angle, you will catch every single nasty surface deformation or bit of tarnish or whatever. I end up taking a lot of different shots, which of course is a great thing about digital cameras. Here are a couple that are about as good as I can do right now.
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WOW! Super photos.....great coins too.
Wow...stop it now boys.....
QUOTE(bigd349 @ Oct 27 2005, 11:29 AM)
By far, the hardest coins to photograph are proof coins ( imo ). Do you take many pictures of them or not to many. Buy the way, real nice pictures. I have taken a number of pictures of proof coins, mainly eagles, and I dont think I do a half bad job. Here is a picture and you guys tell me what you think. By the way I have a Fuji 7000s camera that I take my pictures with.
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Nice proof pics! I don't take many proof pics as I don't own many. But, for the ones I have, I have never figured out how to get that black background on the coin. It is a real cool effect.
I've done some experiments on that, using a piece of black (thick) paper with a small hole in it, as large as the lense aperture of my camera. With some double sticking take I had it attached to the rim aroudn the lense. That way, the reflection in the mirrors of the coun would only reflect the lense (= black) or the paper (= black). Promising results, but still in experimental stage.
btw, Stujoe, your camera stand looks awfully lot like mine...
btw, Stujoe, your camera stand looks awfully lot like mine...
A camera stand is NO fun! The real challenge in coin photography comes after a six-pack when your trying to hold the camera-zoom steady! -- Just kidding! Those are some great pics!
QUOTE(Trantor_3 @ Oct 27 2005, 06:44 PM)
btw, Stujoe, your camera stand looks awfully lot like mine...
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We must have the same stuff in our basements/garages/strorage area of your choice.
QUOTE(tommyd @ Oct 27 2005, 06:57 PM)
A camera stand is NO fun! The real challenge in coin photography comes after a six-pack when your trying to hold the camera-zoom steady! -- Just kidding!
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Ha! I have enough problems trying to freehand after a couple of cups of coffee.
Picked this one up today on a pure "hey that looks good" basis . It's really a pretty coin. Those specks on the reverse field are on the surface - that's what I was talking about earlier - I am too lazy to try and minimize them by light positioning (photshopping them out is not acceptable 
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The coin actually has 3 distinct surface textures on the obverse (doesn't come through real well on the photo).
ok, enough show-and-tell for a while
.The coin actually has 3 distinct surface textures on the obverse (doesn't come through real well on the photo).
ok, enough show-and-tell for a while
QUOTE(Stujoe @ Oct 27 2005, 08:32 PM)
We must have the same stuff in our basements/garages/strorage area of your choice.
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have you guys seen this old (but still good) article?
Coin Photo Article
QUOTE(Art @ Oct 27 2005, 06:38 PM)
WOW! Super photos.....great coins too.
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Thanks Art. You know, all of your half cents are starting to get me interested. I went coin shopping today and really wanted to get a draped bust. Looked at about 6 close up, but the surfaces were just too darn bumpy - man those things are as tough as large cents. *drat* really wanted this 1808 in F...till I took the loupe out...
QUOTE(syzygy @ Oct 27 2005, 08:16 PM)
have you guys seen this old (but still good) article?
Coin Photo Article
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Yes indeed! That is where I picked up a lot of good info and what I based my stand on.
Sometimes I like a little reflection in the coins to show how mirror-like they are....
Stu, I can't seem to get black unless I shoot at a slight angle...
The ones I find most annoying are nickels and Canadian coinage.
QUOTE(Stujoe @ Oct 28 2005, 03:32 AM)
We must have the same stuff in our basements/garages/strorage area of your choice.
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It probably has something to do with that 66 thing.
Here are a few more of my pictures. Now take a look at these baby's....
Hopefully I did this right!!!!!
Hopefully I did this right!!!!!
Sorry guys next time I'll make them a little smaller, or I'll try to make them a little smaller.
Dave
Dave
QUOTE(Stujoe @ Oct 28 2005, 04:56 AM)
Yes indeed! That is where I picked up a lot of good info and what I based my stand on.
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ditto
QUOTE(Sir Sisu @ Oct 28 2005, 06:01 AM)
It probably has something to do with that 66 thing.
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could well be, Sir...
it's the attick, btw...
BigD those are some nice pictures. Looks like a giant coin glued to my screen.
Yea your right, I didn't want it to come out to be that big. I just want it to come out to be as big as everyone elses. I'm still learning. I may take ok pics, but when it comes to posting them, I'm not so good.
Dav
I may take ok pics, but when it comes to posting them, I'm not so good.Dav
Great pics. Thanks for sharing.
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