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Commem pic practice tonite..Columbus



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Clean image even at that size, impressive work icsoccer.
Camera? Lighting? Lens? Settings? ISO? WB?
very nice
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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
On the reverse the upper half seems a little soft.
JH
Proof Buffalo Registry Set
Capped Bust Quarters Registry Set
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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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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.
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.
<< <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. >>
I also agree that the top 1/2 of the reverse is out of focus....
Luster & color combo... I need more work.