Tips for photographing BU Morgans?

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• airplanenut Posts: 22,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 27, 2005 4:52AM

  Move the lights higher and point them down, but not directly over the coin. When you get the hang of it, they're very easy to shoot:
  
  
  

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• mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭

  October 27, 2005 4:59AM

  What he said. you want the glare from the light just off the edge of the coin. If there's color, use more lights.
  
  

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• 1907Quarter Posts: 2,770

  October 27, 2005 7:16AM

  Here is my newest effort(5 minutes ago) using Jeremy's tip.
  
  here is a former effort, which is better old or new?!
  

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• barbwire Posts: 174 ✭

  October 28, 2005 2:49AM

  wow.. nice pics everyone! How many lights, what type of lights and how strong of lights?

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• p8nt Posts: 2,947 ✭✭✭

  October 28, 2005 3:13AM

  Barry, it isnt as good as everyone elses.. but Ill bet mine is the cheapest
  Just move the lights around. I have all of them off, and position one where I want it. Then I turn it off and go to the next. That helps me to see what parts of the coin still need to be lit. Take lots of pictures and eventually you will get one you like.
  
  

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• Barry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭

  October 28, 2005 3:55AM

  Thanks guys. After a little playing, did these, which I like a little better, but still have some work to do.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭

  October 28, 2005 3:59AM

  Looking good.

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• cosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭

  October 28, 2005 9:09AM

  Nice work BArry. Jeremy you are getting quite good at this. Mark your images are always top notch.

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• RYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 28, 2005 9:31AM

  Tips for photographing BU Morgans?
  
  Here's a tip: put those things in an envelope, send them to Russ, and let him take care of this rest.

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• dizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭

  October 28, 2005 10:44AM

  
  
  << <i>What he said. you want the glare from the light just off the edge of the coin. If there's color, use more lights.
  
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• ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭

  October 28, 2005 1:51PM

  yea......what dizzyfoxx said.
  
  
  
  
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