thedeadpoint Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 All great, Rod! Is it just my poor perception or are bronze medals far less frequent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 1889 Einsieden, Canton Schwyz R1076c / M622 Cantonal Shoot BR 46mm Engraver: C. Theiler, Luzern / Vasco L. Schlütter, Geneve RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Sorry if this has been asked and answered already. Can you tell us about your photo setup and the processing that you do that results in the side-by-side images with reflections and that wonderful background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 All great, Rod! Is it just my poor perception or are bronze medals far less frequent? Great question. Across the Swiss shooting medals spectrum I would say that the bronze medals are somewhat less frequent because: Less of them were awarded many times (but sometimes more, researching Martin and Richter tells more of the story than here) Many collectors like silver more than bronze and white metal regardless of rarity. This seems to be the trend with some newer collectors. Because the silver medal was the higher award many were possibly more coveted than the bronze and therefore attrition was less although in hard times silver was more valuable and thus melting down/selling silver and gold medals was more common place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Sorry if this has been asked and answered already. Can you tell us about your photo setup and the processing that you do that results in the side-by-side images with reflections and that wonderful background? Hi Art, I use an old MS product called MS Photodraw although I have done the same with Photoshop. For me, Photodraw is just more user friendly. I actually found the background template a couple of years ago and have held on to it for quite some time. I scan the images at 600 ppi (this is a result of researching web results at this resolution and overall clarity). I found that my particular scanner gives me better/faster results than photography. I then use Photodraw to crop, rotate, and resize the picture. With Photodraw I then place the resized picture into the background, then copy the image, invert it and then tweak it to create the mirror image you see in the final product. Save and publish. While PhotoShop actually gives a slightly better final product, Photodraw is just so much easier and quicker so that is why I use it instead. After doing several of my medals, I am able to accomplish all the above in about 10 minutes a medal. This in itself is very time consuming when you calculate how long it will take to do a modest collection. I try to get a few medals every weekend into this final format for my reference and hopefully other people's pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 1972 Schaffhausen Like R1067a / M613 Cantonal Shoot Silver 39mm Engraver: Huguenin, Le Locle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 1891 Central German Shoot, Erfurt Silver Recently acquired from Germany. I have never seen this particular design in a German shooting medal. The "Wildman"design is of particular interest to some collectors of Swiss and German shooting medals. This example is proof-like and a very nice specimen overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Thanks for the photo info. I really like the results very much. Your medals are wonderful in and of themselves but the presentation greatly enhances my viewing pleasure. Again thanks for both the info and the images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Hi Art, I use an old MS product called MS Photodraw although I have done the same with Photoshop. For me, Photodraw is just more user friendly. I actually found the background template a couple of years ago and have held on to it for quite some time. I scan the images at 600 ppi (this is a result of researching web results at this resolution and overall clarity). I found that my particular scanner gives me better/faster results than photography. I then use photodraw to crop, rotate, and resize the picture. With Photodraw I then place the resized picture into the background, then copy the image, invert it and then tweak it to create the mirror image you see in the final product. Save and publish. While PhotoShop actually gives a slightly better final product, Photodraw is just so much easier and quicker so that is why I use it instead. After doing several of my medals, I am able to accomplish all the above in about 10 minutes a medal. This in itself is very time consuming when you calculate how long it will take to do a modest collection. I try to get a few medals every weekend into this final format for my reference and hopefully other people's pleasure. I don't believe it! That's so easy! I have so much trouble scanning on my scanner. Nothing comes out right or satisfactory it seems. And I agree about photoshop. It's the only software I have but it's so hard to use. I'm jealous you only take 10 minutes to do all of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Perhaps you should elaborate on your method in the Numis. Photog. Forum. I'm sure many collectors here would love your method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 ND Ticino, Maestro Tiratore R1523a / M871 Cantonal Shoot Silver 50mm Engraver: Huguenin, Le Locle R Note: This medal was awarded to the best shooters of the Ticino cantonal shot: 1936 in Bellinzona, 1948 in Chiasso, 1951 in Bellinzona, 1955 in Locarno, and 1959 in Lugano. All medals noted so far are not marked with the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 1901 Hergiswil, Canton Schwyz R1030a / M880 Cantonal Shoot Silver 45mm Engraver: Jean Kauffmann, Luzern R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Beautiful medals. And let me comment again on your great presentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 No Date Aubonne, Canton Vaud R1655a / M916 Société Militaire des Amis Silver 33mm with original ribbon RR, quite rare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Beautiful medals. And let me comment again on your great presentation. Thanks very much. It is a labor of love. The Aubonne medal above does not look as good. Looped medals as well as ones with ribbons are extremely difficult (or at least for me) to manipulate compared to a round one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 1951 Andermatt, Canton Uri R1530a / M902 Cantonal Shoot Silver 40mm Engraver: Huguenin, Le Locle R Most medals are engraved and various date exist. The medal was awarded for the first time in 1928 in Altdorf. Known so far are: 1947 in Burglen, 1951 in Andermatt, and no date examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 1844 St. Livres, Canton Vaud R1557a / M918 Société Militaire Silver 27mm RR NOTE: The rim is essentially perfect. Because this medal is looped, I had to trace the edge and thus the imperfect rim edge. Looped and with ribbon medals are difficult to present within my template as shown here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 A bit off topic, but this is possibly a Russian shooting (or hunting) medal: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 1891 Morges R1584d / M940 Cantonal Shoot BR 45mm Engraver: Hugues Bovy / Louis Furet, Geneve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 1865 Zurich R1727c / M1017 Archery Shoot of Zurich BR 54mm Engraver: Jakob Friedrich Aberli, Winterthur R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 1895 Winterthur, Canton Zurich R1756d / M1046 Federal Shoot BR 45mm Engraver: Georges, Geneve / H. Wildermuth, Winterthur Common There are silver restrikes known to be made around 1995. There are relatively easy to recognize due to inferior engraving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 1906 Rüti, Canton Zurich R1792c / M1072 Cantonal Shoot Silver 23mm Engraver: Holy Frères, St. Imier Mintage: 1,000 Common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 1909 Winterthur, Canton Zurich R1801b / M1079 Cantonal Shoot Silver 23mm Engraver: Hans Frei, Basel Mintage: 78 RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 1930 Thalwil, Canton Zurich R1849a / M1108 Military Shooting Club Anniversary Silver 30mm Engraver: Gaberell / Huguenin, Le Locle Mintage: 28 RRR Seldom seen and/or offered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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