My first photo, Nothing spectacular

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Billyray
Billyray Posts: 98
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Ok, my first attempt to photograph a coin. I just did it quick to see how it'd turn out.
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  • lkeigwin
    lkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice! In a year you'll look back and cringe. But I think you're off to a nice start.

    Sweet coin!
    Lance.
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  • Billyray
    Billyray Posts: 98
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    << <i>Nice! In a year you'll look back and cringe. But I think you're off to a nice start.

    Sweet coin!
    Lance. >>



    Lol, it was just the quarter i happened to pull out of my pocket to use
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  • lcoopie
    lcoopie Posts: 8,875 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    what is your setup
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    lights
    camera
    lens

    it looks like you need another light??
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  • Billyray
    Billyray Posts: 98
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    Yes, I need a second light. I'm trying 2 different cameras but think neither are good at really close shots. They can't focus any closer than that shot. one is a point and shoot Traveler DC 9900, the other a JVC GR-D870U video camera used to take still shots.

    i also need to figure out their white settings
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  • doh
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    You're already better than 90% of the eBay sellers out there....
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  • cheezhed
    cheezhed Posts: 6,406 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Practice makes perfect.

    Your first shot looks better than many's one hundredth shot.

    Best advice is use a steady support and self timed shutter release if possible.
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  • Swampboy
    Swampboy Posts: 13,256 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    There you go.

    It is fun getting started with coin images.


    I'll second what cheezhed said,

    << <i>Best advice is use a steady support and self timed shutter release if possible. >>


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  • divecchia
    divecchia Posts: 6,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Pretty good photo for a first time. A lot better than I could manage with a camera...image

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  • Billyray
    Billyray Posts: 98
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    I have a tripod. and that was the best of the first 10 or so i took. Like i said, i need to work on the white balance, since my lincoln photo's were very red. I'll post a pic of one of those.

    Here it is. The background was white lol.

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