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ngs428 Valued Member United States 359 Posts	Posted 08/20/2018 5:19 pm Ray, I am trying to see what you are seeing. Would it be the highlighting in the obverse of the bicentennial quarters? As you know, I am using a 90mm light and I think you use a 40mm. When I get too high I get a glossy/reflective look to the coin. I will see if I can play around with them. I have been typically positioning the light higher than 45 degrees. I can go a little higher in some cases, but I was losing the black cameo contrast. Edited by ngs428 08/20/2018 6:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 08/20/2018 6:12 pm It's easiest to see on the reverse of the first coin ( Wheat cent), but it is there to some extent on all the coins. Let me describe... Look at the O in ONE Going left to right, you start in the dark field on left side of O The left edge of the O is bright The top surface of the O is dark The inner left edge is bright The field in the middle of the O is dark The right inner edge is bright The right top surface is dark The right edge is bright The field between O and N is dark These dark-bright-dark transitions can be minimized or eliminated by raising the ringlight. What you are looking for is dark fields and bright surfaces, with as little highlighting of the edges of the devices as possible. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
ngs428 Valued Member United States 359 Posts	Posted 08/20/2018 6:18 pm Ray, gotcha. I think that coin had so little CAM that that was the best I could get at the time. Knowing this I will tackle that one again and possibly others. I wonder if the 90mm ring light may be too large? True, I can get a 45 degree angle, but my ring light is coming from outside the edge of the outer devices. Not sure... Edited by ngs428 08/20/2018 6:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 08/20/2018 7:02 pm 90mm is for sure not too big, you just need to move it higher. It's all about angles, as long as you have enough working distance. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
ngs428 Valued Member United States 359 Posts	Posted 08/21/2018 12:09 am Thanks for the feedback silverwolf! Ray, I shot some unedited test shots on the reverse of the coin in question. I do see improvements as I move the light further away. At 4+ inches you can see the dark edge. The farthest I can get is 6 inches, which is about a 1/2" down from the face of my lens, right against my reflection shield. I posted the other images as I get the light closer to the coin in 1" increments, down to about 1.75" which is my 45 degree angle. 6 inches 5 inches 4 inches 3 inches 1.75 inches Edited by ngs428 08/21/2018 12:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
ngs428 Valued Member United States 359 Posts	Posted 08/26/2018 6:36 pm JBuck, here are some Ikes for you... Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 08/27/2018 12:35 pm Quote: JBuck, here are some Ikes for you... They look fantastic! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 08/27/2018 12:56 pm You're doing a good job of capturing the differences in character of cameo and other qualities between the proofs! Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
ngs428 Valued Member United States 359 Posts	Posted 08/27/2018 4:14 pm Thanks jbuck! Ray, yes, the cameo (or lack there of) on one of these coins was a challenge. Not all devices on a single coin obverse or reverse will have the same level of cameo. My overall goal was to present them as accurately as possible. The type 1 bicentennial was the bear. All these coins are recently slabbed PCGS PR69DCAM. That type 1 was a bit generous with that grade. CAM would have been even a bit on the high side. I tried to give them some character, portraying what they are rather than just a black with cameo. Edited by ngs428 08/27/2018 9:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 08/28/2018 10:33 am Going to be sad to see this hit page six. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ngs428 Valued Member United States 359 Posts	Posted 09/02/2018 11:50 pm Here is my work in process.. The PCGS MODERN TYPE SET PROOF (1950-PRESENT) digital album: https://www.PCGS.com/setregistry/album/169492 Still on page 5 Jbuck Edited by ngs428 09/02/2018 11:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 09/03/2018 12:00 am Quote: Here is my work in process.. The PCGS MODERN TYPE SET PROOF (1950-PRESENT) digital album: Looks great! Quote: Still on page 5 Jbuck Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
mamastinky Valued Member United States 441 Posts	Posted 09/03/2018 02:02 am Quote: Here is my work in process.. The PCGS MODERN TYPE SET PROOF (1950-PRESENT) digital album: Nailed it! Beautiful photos of beautiful examples. I enjoyed those very much! Report this Post to the Staff
Ham1947 Pillar of the Community United States 1298 Posts	Posted 09/03/2018 11:42 am Very nice Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7196 Posts	Posted 09/03/2018 10:00 pm Really cool digital album! Report this Post to the Staff
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