Washington's are hard to take good pics of.

mgoodm3 · November 8, 2003 1:36PM

I got this in the mail yesterday and was trying to take a picture. They are hard to get good pictures of. it took me quite a while to get this one, but I think it turned out well. It's hard to get a nice contrast on the face. The light needs to come from a high angle. If the light comes in from the side it gets black and white. Maybe if I had more lights.

Russ · November 8, 2003 1:38PM

That is an excellent image. Crisp, clear and accurate color.

Russ, NCNE

mgoodm3 · November 8, 2003 1:41PM

That took about 75 pics to get that one.

bennybravo · November 8, 2003 1:54PM

I took this one this morning in natural light.Thats a nice picture.What light source did you use?

Baley · November 8, 2003 2:11PM

taken with a desk tensor at 10:00 and a half shaded window at 2:00:

Cam40 · November 8, 2003 2:41PM

Thats very telling of the coin if you can not only show a great picture with great details,
but also describe what lighting(s) were used.

Those are some awsome pics you three.

mgoodm3 · November 8, 2003 3:08PM

I think a diffuse light may be useful for white coins to avoid the harsh contrast and shadows. I'll take some tomorrow with day light and see what I get. I think the lights were at about 9 and 1 at the highest angle I could get while keeping room for the camera. I will have a copy stand soon. Hopefully that will help give more consistent results. For now they are all handheld.

DHeath · November 8, 2003 3:19PM

It is very difficult to capture both the fields and the portrait, and to correctly capture luster. Indoor lighting is problematic. Reflected natural light works wonders, but weather and time of day are not always cooperative. I've been playing with a two lamp setup, but the pic below shows the need for a third.

Cam40 · November 8, 2003 6:16PM

...then DonH posts.....

POW Right in the Washies!!!!!!!

Bikingnut · November 8, 2003 11:57PM

Looks like you got it right. MS67 on the grade?

DHeath · November 9, 2003 1:04AM

Thanks. The 60 is raw. I was pretty lucky with that one and the 56 below. One of the local dealer had them in his carousel in 2x2's for $2 each.

bennybravo · November 9, 2003 2:18AM

Nice pics everyone!After seeing these,I was inspired to try for some sharper detail.

DHeath · November 9, 2003 2:26AM

Very cool pics all! I love the different looks through-out the series. The pic below was taken outdoors.

XpipedreamR · November 9, 2003 2:51AM

Show-offs! You guys all suck. I guess I'm just jealous

DHeath-that 65 and its picture are awesome! I'm just starting to get into SMS.

Washington's are hard to take good pics of.

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