Posted 04/05/2014 03:26 am
Axial lighting, in my experience, removes "all" reflection( shiny bits). The image is accurate but may well lack the eye appeal seen in the real coin. If you look at the medal picture that I posted in your first thread on this subject, you will get an idea of what axial lighting does. In real life the medal is proof with frosted surfaces. It is really quite spectacular, much like the proof 66 you have shown here. The axial lighting has "toned" the medal right down. The advantage is is it shows all the detail. Its ideal for producing photos for publication. However it may not appeal to you if you are looking at selling on ebay. Back to the photos you've posted: they are really good but, from some of the reflection coming of the high points, it looks to me as if there is still a reasonable amount of ambient light. I am not sure you should be worried about this. If you want a real life representation of the coin then a mix of axial and ambient light may well be best for your purposes. This was mentioned by Superdave( or someone else), but using other words, in your other thread
Edited by austrokiwi
04/05/2014 03:36 am
04/05/2014 03:36 am
