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  • morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like you've had plenty of practice.
    Clean image even at that size, impressive work icsoccer.
    Camera? Lighting? Lens? Settings? ISO? WB?
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  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    very nice
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  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,432 ✭✭✭
    excellent practice i say

    thing i see you could do...is adjust sharpness a lil bit
    i grabbed your image an just used "sharpness" adjuster
    i know i way over did it...but it brings out flow lines and luster some
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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    way way oversharpened
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  • blu62vetteblu62vette Posts: 11,951 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good Lord that sharpen is horrific!!!!!!!!!

    On the reverse the upper half seems a little soft.
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  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,432 ✭✭✭
    sorry i took it down...image
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  • EagleguyEagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Excellent photos! Please tell us about your setup and camera settings, lighting, etc.

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  • icsoccericsoccer Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭
    Canon 3ti w/ 60 macro lens
    copy stand / getting a bigger one
    still working on lighting....it varies (although I like LED)
    white balance / use white and grey balance sheets for custom setting camera
    shooting tethered...just learning the software...but loving it for speed, versatility
    camera setting change between coins... still learning and practicing
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  • jmj3esqjmj3esq Posts: 5,421 ✭
    Well done!
  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,329 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Original image looks nice, but the top half of the reverse is out of focus. There's also a stray light of a different color in your room that's hitting the underside of Columbus' brow, chin, bottom rear of hair, and bottom edge of the bust above IAN. Minor, yes, but a detail that illustrates the importance of being able to control all light sources.
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  • Wabbit2313Wabbit2313 Posts: 7,268 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks great!

    I have the same camera and tethering is cool, but I find myself still standing up and looking through the eyepiece rather than using the live computer view. the 10X zoom is great for perfect focus if you are not already doing that.

    I have yet to try custom white balance on this thing since the auto is quite good.
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,304 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nice photo's
  • KoveKove Posts: 2,038 ✭✭✭✭
    Usually you have to choose between lighting the entire coin evenly to show the color, vs. showing luster bands to highlight the luster. That's true in this case, as I have a good idea what the color looks like, but I'm not sure what the luster looks like in-hand as it appears muted.

    One pet peeve of mine with coin photos, and even the pros do it sometimes, is rotated coins. The reverse looks like Columbus' ship will slide off the left side. Rotating the reverse about 5 degrees in Photoshop will make it a little more pleasant to look at the photo.
  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Usually you have to choose between lighting the entire coin evenly to show the color, vs. showing luster bands to highlight the luster. That's true in this case, as I have a good idea what the color looks like, but I'm not sure what the luster looks like in-hand as it appears muted.

    One pet peeve of mine with coin photos, and even the pros do it sometimes, is rotated coins. The reverse looks like Columbus' ship will slide off the left side. Rotating the reverse about 5 degrees in Photoshop will make it a little more pleasant to look at the photo. >>



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  • icsoccericsoccer Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭
    Kove & LindeDad...I will strive to not let any future ships go down! Nice tip!

    I also agree that the top 1/2 of the reverse is out of focus....

    Luster & color combo... I need more work.
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