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triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9415 Posts	Posted 05/23/2007 09:00 am I think this is one of my best photos so far. What do you think? I held a piece of Aluminium foil next to the side of the camera, so it reflected in the coin this way the coin maintained its silver appearance. Is this cheating? This was taken on macro setting, fully automatic, no zoom or magnifying lenses and hand held. Steve Report this Post to the Staff

RenaL Pillar Of The Community Turkey 1205 Posts	Posted 05/23/2007 2:40 pm You must have extremely steady hands Steve:) I think it is very sharp, details are nice. I would prefer it a little darker. Nice photo!! Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 06/07/2007 02:28 am add a white paper to your light or over you light if it is not too hot. you will be amazed by what your light will do if you have too much of it Gary too Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9415 Posts	Posted 06/07/2007 05:44 am Gary Too, this picture is taken with a transluscent fruit juice bottle (with the bottom cut out), placed over the coin to shield the light. Sometimes I use two, one inside the other. Steve Report this Post to the Staff
stratocaster Valued Member United Kingdom 240 Posts	Posted 06/07/2007 05:52 am I am not sure if you used this, but central spot metering might improve the quality of the details.Usually on full auto the camera chooses a matrix metering which is influenced by the dark background and wich determines the blown highlights in the coin. Using center spot metering will usually expose better the coin itself, rather than the whole picture. You can also try this trick: set AV mode instead of auto and select the smallest number available (2.8 or 3.2or whatever it is). Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9415 Posts	Posted 06/08/2007 08:00 am Thanks for the advise, guys. I have tried the paper and the manual settings, but can't get a better picture. I guess I need more practise. Steve Report this Post to the Staff
LiLxG New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 06/22/2007 04:12 am great photo steve Report this Post to the Staff
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