which of these photos looks the most "natural"

Doogy

I'm far from a decent photographer, let alone a good one. I admire those of you on this forum that can take a nice picture, one that represents a coin and looks "natural".
I decided to try to photograph my newest Shilling, and wanted to get feedback from the forum as to which one looks the best and shows does the better job of showing the coins attributes.

I've not used any different lighting in any of these, just adjusted where/how I held the camera, and other minor nuances.

I'd like to hear your thoughts of which pictures look best by showing the coins definition and attributes, by maybe stating for an example: " OBVERSE # 3, REVERSE # 1". If you have any reasons why you like a shot, or maybe a way i can make the luster "boom" in future photographs (which it does "in hand"), i'm all ears!

thanks for weighing in!

Doug

(note: I realize that the pictures don't show the coin centered all that well in the picture, my intent was to get different types of pics to see which ones are the "best" views. After I learn which view may show the coin best, and others like it, I'll work on getting the pics centered well in the future)

First off, the OBVERSE:

#1



#2



#3



#4



Next, the REVERSE:

#1



#2

TwoKopeiki

Obverse - #3, in my opinion. Reverse... I guess I'll go with #2.

What's your set-up? Are you shooting at an angle with 2 lights?

7Jaguars

Obverse, third one.
Reverse, first one.

Curious on the first obv. that there is a bit of blurr at both 6 and 12 o'clock - or at least it seems that way says who wears glasses. Nice attempt & maybe I will get brave one day and try it too. Congrats!

Doogy

<< <i>Obverse - #3, in my opinion. Reverse... I guess I'll go with #2.

What's your set-up? Are you shooting at an angle with 2 lights? >>



thanks for weighing in Roman! my crude set up is two lights, and shooting at a bit of an angle.

mgoodm3

#4
#1