Image Post - 1912 Portugal 50C PCGS MS66

WWW · February 21, 2009 9:49AM

I re-imaged this coin today, which proved to be very time consuming, but I finally nailed it.

ormandh · February 21, 2009 10:06AM

What are you using to image the coin? What is your lighting source? Nice coin BTW!

ormandh · February 21, 2009 10:07AM

I might add that another light from 4 o'clock would probably make this coin pop!!

WWW · February 21, 2009 10:10AM

I use a Nikon CoolPix 5000 mounted on a tripod with two incandescent (40W + 100W) light sources. Thanks.

ormandh · February 21, 2009 10:11AM

How close are the lights to your lens?

ormandh · February 21, 2009 10:13AM

The lighting at 10 o'clock is perfect, but the lighting at the bottom right is not quite directed to the surface.

WWW · February 21, 2009 10:14AM

The 40W is very close and the 100W is about 2 feet away.
I'm still working on a proper set-up, but I'll need more room.

ormandh · February 21, 2009 10:16AM

If you could angle the lighting on the right side a little higher you could accent the bottom right of the coin.

ormandh · February 21, 2009 10:18AM

You are getting the color magnificently though!

spoon · February 21, 2009 10:24AM

Excellent coin and pics!

Those suckers are hard enough to shoot accurately when they're blast white, I'd never be able to shoot one with color like that!

newsman · February 27, 2009 4:37AM

Here's a similar one, if anyone's interested. (it's not mine)

Syracusian · February 27, 2009 4:55AM

I like Bill's better. And I had no idea that he could take such great pictures.

newsman · February 27, 2009 5:06AM

<< <i>I like Bill's better. And I had no idea that he could take such great pictures.

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Me, too. That's why I was the underbidder.

bidask · February 27, 2009 7:02AM

very pretty

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