Photography - the more I do, the harder it gets

drjules

Here is my latest attempt - a very lusterous silver onza. I thought I had done well at first but highlights on the figure really dominate compared to all the other details. Your opinions are welcome



Dr J

drjules

Another onza to consider



Dr J

lordmarcovan

Challenging to capture.

I like the onzas.

Steve27

I think you're being a little hard on yourself. The first pic looks great except for the flat spot at the bottom where you clipped the coin.

drjules

Thanks for encouragement. I was a bit sloppy with the cut and paste

Dr J

coinpictures

I think the first one is lovely.

As far as cropping the coins, I wouldn't crop right up to the edge of the coin. I would leave a 4-8 pixel border of white (or background color) around the coin on all sides. For example, you can see where the few white pixels on the left side of the reverse are actually on top of the right edge of the obverse. Rather than trying to jam them together, leaving a few pixels of space between them is fine...