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Latest purchase and first shots with new camera

EagleguyEagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I recently bought a Nikon D60 from Pinealbany on the BST boards (thanks Dude!) and I thought I'd try it out on my lastest purchase, a Grant commemorative. Mark's book has helped a lot but I have a ways to go. What do you all think?

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Thanks,
JH
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  • PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
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  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,467 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nice one, although i imagine it's pretty easy taking a nice photo of an awesome looking coin!! image

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,905 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pic that nice needs to be bigger to show the detail that you have hidden away. If you're using photobucket, choose a larger size (from the drop down menu) and re-upload to photobucket. May have to relink it. Sure would like to see this one REAL big, PLEASE?

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  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭
    That is perhaps the one and only Commemorative I would really like to own!

    The picture looks great! Now I think you need to learn how to crop a circle and then drop it into one of SpaceMonkey's photoshop templates!
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  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,517 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nice photos and a beauty of a coin!
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  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I recently bought a Nikon D60 from Pinealbany on the BST boards (thanks Dude!) and I thought I'd try it out on my lastest purchase, a Grant commemorative. Mark's book has helped a lot but I have a ways to go. What do you all think?

    image
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    Thanks,
    JH >>



    Just wonderful shots and coin, Eagleguy!!! image

    What was your lighting source??

    GB
  • youniqueyounique Posts: 882 ✭✭✭
    Its a fabulous pic. I have a D40 & no idea what settings to use for coin pics. Any advice on what settings to use?

  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    Nice pics.
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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    it looks like a very desirable grant

    I wonder if you adjusted the contrast up as the face is so bright

    perhaps it's a lighting issue, how many lights did you use?

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  • bdunndchibdunndchi Posts: 650
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  • blu62vetteblu62vette Posts: 11,957 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great pic, what lens and lights?
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  • CB2597CB2597 Posts: 3,042
    Was this the same beautiful Grant from Polaris on the BST? Nice!image
  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Was this the same beatiful Grant from Polaris on the BST? Nice!image >>



    I think so that and the Vancouver where/are wonderful examples! image
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  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow! I can't wait 'till you get better.
  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Great pic, what lens and lights? >>



    Yes what lens did you slap on that D60 and lights as those are some great images!!! image
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  • mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭
    image

    How about a pic of your set up too ?

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  • MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭
    Great picture - I think a 900X900 is in order here. Wonderful coin!
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  • coinnuttiuscoinnuttius Posts: 547
    image Good buy and good buy.
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  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,342 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Are you using that 90mm macro that Pinealbany was selling with his kit? image


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  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    you shoot pics like a pro!
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  • mustanggtmustanggt Posts: 2,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coin, nice pic image
  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Eagleguy, there's a lot of unanswered questions in this post.
    Let me add my compliments on that image.

    Now another question. image Were the coin and the lens parrallel?

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  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    I've always said that you know you have a nice coin when it's hard to get a bad picture of it! Looks like that's the case here, nice pic and coin!
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  • newbiecollectornewbiecollector Posts: 2,992
    Great coin and pics. I cropped it round and combined it, I hope you don't mind.

    I don't know how to put it into spacemonkies frame (wish I did)

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  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭


    << <i>Its a fabulous pic. I have a D40 & no idea what settings to use for coin pics. Any advice on what settings to use? >>



    You need to buy "The Book"


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    BTW.......Great pic and I agree, size does matter.




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  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    Terrific pics of a beautiful coin! image
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice picture... Cheers, RickO
  • Dennis88Dennis88 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭
    Very nice toningimage

    Great details in the picture tooimage
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  • duck620duck620 Posts: 1,048 ✭✭✭✭
    super,super comm.image
  • commoncents05commoncents05 Posts: 10,097 ✭✭✭
    Great pics!

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  • Halfhunter06Halfhunter06 Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭
    nice pic, is that a ms66?
  • chaze215chaze215 Posts: 1,310
    What is SpaceMonkey's template?
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  • barbershopperbarbershopper Posts: 1,201
    Great coin.
    Great pic!
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  • EagleguyEagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow! Quite a response. I tried to log on yesterday to answer all the questions but I had computer issues, so I apologize for the delay.

    I used Pinealbany's D60 with 180mm Tamaron lens. My setup is simple and almost too embarrasing to photgraph - I laid the coin on a piece of white foam board on the floor underneath a (really weak) tripod which was next to my computer table and then used a single gooseneck lamp with a GE reveal bulb. The lamp has a spring clip that I attached to the desk and I positioned the lamp right next to the lens looking downward. I used the foam board to detect the white balance before the shot was taken and I believe the camera was set to P (auto f-stop, auto exposure, etc). The picture is not processed in any way except for re-sizing and cropping. What you didn't see was the other 25 or so blurry images I took before I got these two right. The tripod is too weak for the camera and lens and my finger on the button tended to shake the camera. First thing I have to do is get a better tripod and a remote for the camera. The second thing I want to do is get a second lamp. Some of the other photos I took had an uneven lighting look to them.

    I have larger (3MB) photos but, as I said I had computer issues yesterday, and I can't access imageshack from work so I can't post them yet. I have a shortcut to Space Monkey's templates but that will be a whole different exercise. Thanks to Newbiecollector for the merged image! I may need better editing software to pull something like that off.

    Yes, the coin was from Polaris. It is a monster 65 that, as everybody noticed, that makes it that much easier to photograph. I took a bunch of photos of the rest of my commemorative collection over the weekend but these came out the best and too many of the others were blurred.

    Thanks again for all the comments and questions. I even got Mark's approval which means a lot! image

    JH
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  • Deagle74Deagle74 Posts: 385
    Great camera - my canon powershot can hide away image,
    GREAT coin 2!!

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  • morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    << The tripod is too weak for the camera and lens and my finger on the button tended to shake the camera.>>

    Excellent pics, beautiful piece, I'm sure the coin in hand looks the same. Does your camera have a timer? This would eliminate any shaking.

    My Fuji S700 has a 2 second, and 10 second timer, check out your users manual.

    Keep up the good work,

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  • TbarTbar Posts: 521
    That is a beautiful 65 Grant!

    And like others have said, a timer should resolve your shaking issues.

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  • kryptonitecomicskryptonitecomics Posts: 9,185 ✭
    Love the coin but the white balance is off on those shots...otherwise nice job image
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  • pinealbanypinealbany Posts: 446 ✭
    Great pics Eagleguyimage!!! Nice coin to boot image!!!
  • jdillanejdillane Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭
    Wow!! Props!!
  • richardshipprichardshipp Posts: 5,647 ✭✭✭
    So.... you're the lucky one who ended up with that coin. It's a beauty !!! Congrats.

    Your pictures looks great to me image
  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
    Looking good.

    You managed to capture both luster and color. Not bad for your first pics with a new camera. image
  • EagleguyEagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here are the large shots (because some people asked for them)

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    JH
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  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,090 ✭✭✭✭✭
    sweet coin and pixs

    U kinda suck...............
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  • poorguypoorguy Posts: 4,317 ✭
    Mmmm. I love that coin. image

    Great pictures too.
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