STILL tryin to get good coin pix...frustrating....pic included

hamiltonjh

The green spot is a reflection as is the dam glare.

I've tried different angles, different light sources and I just aint gettin it done. Oh well...I'm gonna keep tryin till I figure it out.

this is a NGC 1885 MS63 PL

fountainheadgold

Thats not bad try playing with the light

Placid

Thats not a state quarter

airplanenut

Put 2 incandescent lights right next to each other--should give you a nice double cartwheel... start with one, though, to be sure there's no glare--then add the second.

Jeremy

hamiltonjh

<< <i>Thats not a state quarter

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OH GIRLSSSSSSSSSS...TIME TO COME HOMEEEEEEEEEEEEE.......

It's not a quarter?


I have tried different lighting techniques. This was natural light with no flash. I think I'm going to have to buy a table lamp or two to and then start workin on the angles, like Jeremy said above.

Placid

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<< <i>Thats not a state quarter

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OH GIRLSSSSSSSSSS...TIME TO COME HOMEEEEEEEEEEEEE.......

It's not a quarter?


I have tried different lighting techniques. This was natural light with no flash. I think I'm going to have to buy a table lamp or two to and then start workin on the angles, like Jeremy said above. >>



Thought you only collected state quarters

hamiltonjh

The thing I'm curious about is this: I'm using MACRO on the digital camera to get close. Therefore, there will be reflection of the camera in the plastic of the holder. Or, reflection on the coin itself if it's raw.

how do you guys use MACRO and avoid this.....or am I just doin it wrong?

hamiltonjh

<< <i>Thought you only collected state quarters >>


Nope. I collect more than 1 series.

is that ok Mr Flacid?

Placid

You just need to get the light at the right angle to the slab and camera.

hamiltonjh

I'm going to have to buy table lamps then. I was thinkin that, and you guys confirmed it.

and...will you send the other young lady home now Placid? it's past her bedtime.

solid

I feel your pain!

I'll get it too, one of these days.

I use a Sony that has a good macro, but I've taken shots of proof coins
where I can see parts of the camera, or even "SONY" reflected backwards
in the mirrors!

Does anyone take a black/white/other sheet of paper or something and
cut a hole in it to stick the lens through? Seems like that might help with
reflections from mirrored proofs or the slab plastic itself.

Ken

bennybravo

There are lots of ways to go really.Natural light works well too IMO, and gets the true look of the coin.(and it's free!)I like to take pics in the late afternoon in a slightly shaded area to avoid glare.(namely, my porch.)Here are some natural light examples.

bennybravo

BTW, I use a cheaper Nikon, the 2500.

hamiltonjh

I actually tried this:

I cut a hole in the bottom of a cardboard box....small one...and lined the inside with aluminum foil. Then, put the coin on my light board (I use to draw with) and put the box on top of it. then, put the camera on top of the hole and try to take a pic that way. figured that the reflecting light from the aluminum foil might brighten it, and the small hole not visible on the coins reflection.


didnt work.

hamiltonjh

those are great pix!

bennybravo

Trust me,I've tried all sorts of things with clear bowls,frosted bowls,aluminum foil,reveal and many other kinds of bulbs and lights, and anything else I could find to try.I personally just always like my natural light shots best for capturing exactly what the coin looks like.Of course I'm no expert, and there are tons of guys here who's pics blow mine away, but I do like cheap,fast and easy.

hamiltonjh

I wish these small digital cameras had a tripod point. Well....some do....but mine doesnt.

I like your pix. Very well done. There are alot of very good coin photographers here. I hope to be able to do it one day too.

ccr

I tried the aluminum thing too with my scanner. No luck either. The picture you have isn`t bad really. It looks like you`re on the right track as you can see the PL part of it on the left side of the coin.

hamiltonjh

never thought of aluminum and scanner. but my HP scanner absolutely SUCKS for coins. I tried it with many different settings and it's just no good.

Smitty79

I've had the best results with natural daylight but the one thing I just can't seem to master is getting jet black fields on proof coins.

hamiltonjh

yeah....how do they get that black field there? reflecting something black and not the camera seems difficult.....

I have some toned coins I'd like to take good pix of...but just cant get it done yet.

Smitty79

I think they paint thier camera black.