Shooting Toners Through Angled Glass.

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TwoKopeiki Pillar of the Community Czech Republic 803 Posts	Posted 07/17/2007 10:41 pm I've heard about shooting through an angled glass that's used to reflect the light onto the surface of the coin, which supposed to be great for toners. Well, tonight I tried it on an interesting coin in my collection. Struck on a tapered planchet, as Swamperbob dubbed these, it has an extremely weak strike from 9 to 3 o'clock throughout the entire coin, with design clearly visible only at an angle (or, apparently, if you reflect the light onto it by using angled glass). Here's my old method of shooting with a lens at an angle to the coin: Here's using angled glass: ~Roman Report this Post to the Staff

t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 07/17/2007 11:04 pm Very nice! Is this similar to what you see by eye? Report this Post to the Staff
TwoKopeiki Pillar of the Community Czech Republic 803 Posts	Posted 07/17/2007 11:07 pm Well, the thing is that both pictures represent the coin. It can look either way, depending on the angle towards the light and the intensity of the light. There was no color saturation done post-processing. Edited by TwoKopeiki 07/17/2007 11:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 07/18/2007 4:30 pm I don't know if I'd call it conclusive based on one coin, but it sure is one heck of a convincing argument. Report this Post to the Staff
TwoKopeiki Pillar of the Community Czech Republic 803 Posts	Posted 07/18/2007 7:49 pm Dave, this technique is amazing! It provides very soft lighting that reduces glare significantly and makes the toning "glow", as well as give subtle shadows that help feel the depth of the coin. Going to pick-up more toners now. :) Report this Post to the Staff
hunter20ga Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 07/20/2007 10:35 pm TwoKopeiki...very interesting technique, and super shots on that coin. Would you give a bit more explanation about where you are placing the angled glass to reflect the light? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
TwoKopeiki Pillar of the Community Czech Republic 803 Posts	Posted 07/21/2007 3:43 pm Hi Hunter, Sure thing - the glass is placed between the lense and the coin, so you're shooting through it. Here's a picture of my set-up, please ignore the mess in the background :) ~Roman Report this Post to the Staff
Stone New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 07/22/2007 10:34 am Both look really good. I just bought a digital camera and it takes some pretty decent pictures. I'll post some later. Report this Post to the Staff
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