My First Attempt At Taking Pictures Of My Coins..lol

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rickynic Valued Member Canada 314 Posts	Posted 01/04/2014 11:38 pm Still a long way to go.. here is a 1967 dime I bought over the holidays... sorry for the bad pics, I was trying to get as much detail on the fish as possible.. all silver coins 1964 dimes on the left 1965 right 1 1967 and 1965 quarters. Edited by rickynic 01/04/2014 11:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff

pennysaver Pillar of the Community Canada 937 Posts	Posted 01/04/2014 11:46 pm Not bad for a first attempt, rickynic. A little more light and that first picture would be quite nice. The second one is better light-wise. I think you're going to be taking very good pictures in a fairly short while! Report this Post to the Staff
rickynic Valued Member Canada 314 Posts	Posted 01/04/2014 11:48 pm Thanks stilling trying different things...LOL Edited by rickynic 01/05/2014 12:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
Jerry_B Valued Member Canada 453 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 12:47 am Trying to get good coin pics can be frustrating, yet fun! You're doing ok, rickynic. I see that you are using photobucket. I've been meaning to explore that Crop your pictures right down to the coin. If you can't do it within your camera, then use your favorite photo editor. (I like GIMP) Do you have your camera mounted on a stand or tripod? Any camera movement during exposure will spoil the shot. What camera are you using? I have a Nikon L610 (Basically a $200 point & shoot unit.) Here's a pic that I've uploaded tonight directly to this site. .... Edited by Jerry_B 01/05/2014 12:50 am Report this Post to the Staff
rickynic Valued Member Canada 314 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 12:56 am No tripod or stand all is being done with a shaky hand...LOL I know I have to get a stand or something along that line...soon. I am using an older camera nikon 5700 cool-pix.. to cheap to buy an other.. Report this Post to the Staff
rickynic Valued Member Canada 314 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 12:57 am Very nice pic.. Jerry Report this Post to the Staff
Jerry_B Valued Member Canada 453 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 01:58 am Quote: I am using an older camera nikon 5700 cool-pix.. to cheap to buy an other I'd rather spend money on nice coins than a camera any day. Although the 5mp resolution of your camera is a long way from the density of today's cameras, I think you should be able to get some enjoyable images. The 5700 will focus as close as 3cm. However, at that close distance, lighting is a bit of a problem. Try shooting from about a foot away from the coin. Try a little closer, if you can get good light on the subject. I've had some good results by placing a coin on a North facing window sill on a clear day. Avoid zoom function, or add-on lenses. They just increase the chance of optical distortion. Keep the camera steady! Look for posts by SsuperDdave. He is our resident photo guru! (And guru of Morgan dollars!) Crop your images down to the coin. Looking forward to seeing more pics from you! Report this Post to the Staff
persistnt Pillar of the Community Canada 726 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 11:33 pm even the first pic's do show the "Shiny" fish...... Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 01/05/2014 11:38 pm Photobucket does awful things with bandwidth limits and deleting old images - use imgur. It easily allows batch uploads without captcha. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 01/06/2014 12:53 am iPhone Report this Post to the Staff
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