WLH Photos - First Attempt At Photographing A Coin

Well done!

At this point I think you'll find lighting will be your major problem.
But I don't see anything wrong with what you did.
Just make sure you compare the image to your coin to ensure that they look pretty much the same.

Also, if you don't already have it, I suggest buying Numismatic Photography, 2nd Edition by Mark Goodman.
It'll come in handy for those coins you just can't quite get imaged correctly such as proofs, PL's and DMPL's.
And lots of other info to help you tweak those shots that don't quite come out to your satisfaction.

Thanks kanga. I am going to search and see what others are using. For this shot (and all my others so far) I used the sun but with the new lens I will move inside with a tripod and lights.

Lust is what the L stands for in the lens, correct?

The kids don't know it yet but instead of getting the new XBox One for Christmas we are getting a family 100mm L lens. How exciting.

Thanks Dave. I will do some looking for a non-IS 100mm L lens. A quick search didn't find anything. I do take Baseball photos so IS would not be a waste. From all the reviews it looks like the $400 extra over a regular non-L lens is worth it.

IS may then be a consideration for you. The 100mm is also a tremendous portrait lens given its' world-class sharpness, and if that focal length works for you on the baseball diamond, the lens is plenty fast enough at f/2.8 to be on the list. Me, I think 100mm - even on a crop sensor - is a bit short unless you're at field level. If you're shooting from the stands, consider Canon's "best kept secret" 55-250mm zoom. It's hardly an "L" lens, but for $200 with effective IS you can't go wrong. It's relatively slow (f/5.6@250mm) but can still stop action with the right light (both 250mm, f/8, 1/500@ISO200):





Those were at f/8. This, from >250ft in the Linc, f/5.6, 1/2000@ISO400:



This, from ~330ft at the Linc, during a night game (no sunlight), f/5.6, 1/320@ISO1600:



You can call me a fan of the 55-250.

Then you don't need a 55-250.

Keep in mind on a crop sensor the 100mm is a 150mm lens. You're going to need a lot more relief than you might think for portraiture; it's almost appropriate to call it a "long prime."

Not a great one yet. I'm on my way out to get a tripod and lights. This was shot free hand and only cropped. No other editing. I can't believe how crisp this lens makes the raw photo. I can't wait to see what happens when I'm not holding the camera and I use the remote capabilities and adjust camera settings in manual.

Here is another to analyze at some point. I had posted the over edited photos a while back in the grading section.

Old set up.



New set up with no editing other then cropping. The thing I need to figure out is how to get the luster. I picked up some of it but there is more.




Any advice would be appreciated. I have 6 more high AU WLH's coming today. I hope to put them in the grading section at some point.