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And I just can't pick em until they go under the lens. This Falkland Islands 2P is a beautiful coin, but it's a nightmare to get a nice photo of. It has a deep bronze but very reflective tone causing very high contrast between the light and dark zones. It took a lot of rotating and tilting to get a reasonable angle. Thank goodness for digital. I would never get a good shot from film. Lighting was from the overhead room fluro with partial diffusion from a card.   Edited by Learjet
08/11/2007 6:06 pm
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The 10p coin.   |
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Well, it may have been hard, but you certainly figured it out.  Are you post-processing color, or are you just getting the white balance that_good in-camera? I'm finding it really difficult to get a white balance setting I like. |
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I'll say "Great photography of some great looking coins!"
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Thanks guys. There will be more to follow. Imaging coins is both a challenge and lots of fun. There are 1 million +1 combinations of lighting even in such a simple basic setup as mine. Dave, the white balance setting is close in-camera, but sometimes tweaking brightness/contrast settings upset it. There is a small amount of post processing colour. I keep the coin near by and monitor the effects to try and keep the colour as close as I can. This Sydney mint half sovereign didn't seem to need any color adjust. I put it in the easy basket.   |
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This is a pretty little coin and one of my favourites. Such a nice design, similar to the Federation florin. It's a 1936 New Guinea sterling silver shilling. I can't remember exactly where I got this. It's possible my father brought it back with him from New Guinea while he served in the Pacific during WW2. Yes it has been cleaned. There was paint and all sort of foreign substances on the coin that did not make for a nice photo. Bad bad Learjet...  This one didn't seem to be very difficult either. Pretty much out of the camera pic (Fuji S5600 and doublet close up lens) ISO 100.   |
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Speaking of Federation Florins... A pity about the neck dings, otherwise a nice coin.   |
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I guess I started collecting back in 1974 with a mail order dealer offering a bag of coins for $1. I've got dozens of these aluminium coins of all sizes and shapes. Pretty, but not worth much.  |
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Nice pics, Learjet. We have the same camera. I just take my photos on full automatic, with no close up lens. Here is an example of what I get on full auto...   Steve  |
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Well they turned out alright Steve.
I reckon the bi-metal coins must be the trickiest to get right.
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Bi-metallic could be tricky if it was in Unc condition, with two different shiny surfaces, but worn ones with a matt finish is easy. Steve |
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