Drusus Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Got some medals and coins and been having fun taking photos of them and getting macro shots...here is a medal I think I showed earlier with photos I took on the fly...I took some better photos: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Gotta love those digicams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 gahh i use a 3.2 mega pixels cam with macro but i still don get pics that clear xD lol which cam u use? an whats the megapixels ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Very nice pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Fantastic pictures!!! May I ask what your set-up is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Great medal BTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Fantastic pictures!!!May I ask what your set-up is? I work in marketing and design so I am kinda lucky to have good equipment...I now use a Nikon D200 with a Vibration Reduction macro lens. I have read the whole manual for this camera and know it like the back of my hand now. I have a setting just for taking coin picts that I feel is best, a light table...and a steady hand. I take about 10-20 picts of every coin...and I kind know the best distance for different size coins to get the clearest shot. I go through the batch and pick the best reverse and best obv (IMO). While I take pics I rotate the coin to get the light source to hit the coin from different angles to see which angle is best of the coin and gives the best shadow and light play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 You're lucky to have the chance to use a Nikon D200. Here it costs 2000 euro... I've tried one Panasonic FZ50 but the objective was without vibration reduction... so the pics were blurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 My wife bought me a Sony Power Shot S3IS (6.0) for our anniversary in June, and I've been trying WITH GREAT FRUSTRATION to take a good macro shot... I continue to experiment with it, because the Nikon D200 is no option, and I HATE the way my scanner blanks out the contrast between fields and highlights . Thanks for the idea Drusus of comparing different light angles, will try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDutchman Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 i love messing with the macro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Only coin that really deserves so much toying around in my collection is the obv of my Morgan... How do you get a pure black BG? Post-editing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDutchman Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 i take my pictures on a black piece of felt... for some reason my camera just makes it a pure black background... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Kopeiki Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 i love messing with the macro... Me Toooo! Here's a picture of that test cut on the edge of the coin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Kopeiki Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Or if you prefer Canadian: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 i take my pictures on a black piece of felt... for some reason my camera just makes it a pure black background... same here...though it matters how much light I am using as to if it requires further work to give off the pure black background. On the whole I cut the obverse and reverse out using the lasso tool in PS and paste them into a pre sized template I keep and drag the two sides on to that...the black felt helps because then you dont have to be terribly exact when you cut them out since the background you shot on is black and the background you are pasting into is also black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDutchman Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 i also use a "sunlight lamp" gives off white light...instead of the yellow you get from regular bulbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Kopeiki Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 i also use a "sunlight lamp" gives off white light...instead of the yellow you get from regular bulbs Same here, I use 2-3 OTT lights to flood the coin with light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numinen Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Nice shots I definitly must get a Macro lens to my camera!! Got some medals and coins and been having fun taking photos of them and getting macro shots...here is a medal I think I showed earlier with photos I took on the fly...I took some better photos: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numinen Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Thanks Drusus you made me go to buy a Tamron Macro 90 mm objektive! It´ll be fun to start with.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawsonsLV Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 That's perfect! Shitting dove! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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