Home› World & Ancient Coins Forum
Options

Italian coins reimaged through angled glass

spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
in World & Ancient Coins Forum
I finally got that angled glass technique to work (for anyone who missed it, read up on it here and follow the links!) and boy does it work!! I won't flood the boards with all my reimages (yet!) but here are two of my favorites:

50th Anniversary of the Kingdom of Italy - 10 centesimi, 1911
image

Union of the Kingdom of Lombardia-Venetia, 15 May 1815 (info here)
imageimage

A somewhat larger image of the latter, at a better angle to show the die cracks is here.

That's it for now.. I still have trouble toning down the light. Until I get that under control all my silver is just a big bright spot.


edit = Added the medal's obverse, on right.

My wantlist & references

Comments

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,760 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fabulous.

    Explore collections of lordmarcovan on CollecOnline, management, safe-keeping, sharing and valuation solution for art piece and collectibles.
  • rhound1977rhound1977 Posts: 2,504
    They look superb.........image
  • CoinAddictCoinAddict Posts: 5,571 ✭
    Those are great pics and coins. I really like the 1911. I need to get one of those.image
    Frank's Franklin Tutorials
    Capped Bust Half Series
    Capped Bust Half Dime Series

    image
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Amazing!!!! Beautiful!!
    Shep
    image
  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    Why is one woman breast feeding the other on the 10 cenestimi coin?image
    "Have a nice day!"
  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Why is one woman breast feeding the other on the 10 cenestimi coin?image >>

    It's ART, man! ok?! damn. [/girlyman voice] image

    Who knows... image

    My wantlist & references

  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Nice ART there, my friend!! Nice pix too.

    imageimageimage
    .....GOD
    image

    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    Maybe that's a bra fitting scene from inside the changing room at an ancient lingerie store.
    "Have a nice day!"
  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Maybe that's a bra fitting scene from inside the changing room at an ancient lingerie store. >>



    imageimage

    Seriously ... those are fabulous pics and gorgeous coins image
    image

    My OmniCoin Collection
    My BankNoteBank Collection
    Tom, formerly in Albuquerque, NM.
  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    They are pretty coins...Italy has some beautiful designs. The photography is very nice also.

    Did you ever try shooting slabbed coins through angled glass? I have a heck of a time taking decent photos of holdered coins.
    "Have a nice day!"
  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    Don't have any slabbed stuff yet (nothing against slabs, just kinda happened that way). But I'm still having a helluva time trying to shoot silver. I only have a single Reveal light and filtering to reduce the flood of light on silver just aint working. But these coins above are in Airtites.. I had to take off the cap to shoot them and coins in 2x2s have to come out as well.

    My wantlist & references

  • XXXXXX Posts: 1,633 ✭✭✭
    Super coins...Super Pictures.

    Just plain old ...SUPER.
    Finest Possible 2004 Mint Set
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,988 ✭✭✭
    I really like the photos. The pieces are superb as well.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • UdoUdo Posts: 984 ✭✭


    << <i>I really like the photos. The pieces are superb as well. >>

    image

    I also use this technique for toned coins, but it's not working with slabbed coins.
    imageimage
  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for re-posting the technique.image
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
Sign In or Register to comment.