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@rmpsrpms: The reddish one was taken outdoors, beneath a gazebo roof, on a fairly sunny afternoon. . .background was a cardboard box. Did not use my homemade 'diffuser.' A lot of the medal photos I've posted were taken with a very rudimentary adaptation of the "milk jug" diffuser suggestions found earlier in this thread. The photos below were taken during the annular eclipse about twenty minutes ago:    Being at the mercy of the brightness, angle of the sun, and other variables posed quite the challenge. But it cost me $0 to try. With Winter on the way, I'll be glad to keep my medal & coin photography indoors. Edited by cptbilly
10/14/2023 1:13 pm
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Was that taken with a smartphone, tablet, or a camera?
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Is the white balance that can be corrected with software, or is the difference baked into the image now? I did not know the answer. The "original image was still in the Pixlr X local temporary cache, so I fiddled with it:   Original vs. Pixlr manipulated: -30% on Black, +30% on White. No other adjustments. Quote:
Was that taken with a smartphone, tablet, or a camera? iPhone 14; the camera rests on top of the plastic container to steady things. Edited by cptbilly
10/14/2023 1:15 pm
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Many software suites allow change in white balance on shot photos. I use Canon's Digital Photo Professional, which allows WB adjustment, and it's free. The last photo still looks pink. Changing black and white won't change white balance/tone, only brightness/contrast. I played around with it a bit in DPP. I don't really know the color of the cardboard you used, but here's one shot at doing a rebalancing:  Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com |
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Very interesting, I will definitely look into CDPP, thanks!
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These are all nice and it is a nice idea. The original purpose of this thread was to show people how to force auto focus onto a coin with no special equipment. But these methods being shown are good to see also.
How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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No intent to hijack your thread, Earle42. Your ingenuity and discussions spurred me on to improve the quality of the images I post here. This remains one of the most helpful threads on the CCF forum
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I was hoping I worded it so you knew I appreciated your sharing your setup as well. I just posted so newbies reading here would understand, after so many pages, the original idea is so they can take decent pics without needing special equipment. I think the next step up would be something like you have. I like the cup innovation as well.  How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2Edited by Earle42
10/15/2023 3:23 pm
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I just purchased a bunch of these lights for Christmas presidents. They work very well. Lights up the entire coin no shadows. These are very inexpensive. One can find them for under 10 bucks.
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Thanks so much for this tip. I've tried the book and bottle cap method and it's a game changer for my shaky old hands.
The light is a problem so I'm going to look for the selfie light ring. That will impress my grandkids, lol.
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The selfie ring will need something to diffuse the light. I describe that at the start as just being a ring of tissue I cut and taped to it.
If someone wanted to just use some small desklamps or other LEDs, they likely could get a decent lighting setup as well.
Anymore I admit I am in a hurry typically and just use the setup near a window to let ambient light hit the coin. Sometimes I angle an LED flashlight onto it the far-from-window edge of the coin if I see a dark area at the point furthest from the window.
If it is a bright day outside I typically find I don't need anything extra.
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I like the "raised/auto focus" idea ... definitely an issue in my experience.
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You want a better pic it won't upload if I don't zoom in on it I'll get you a better one
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