Welcome to the forum! Overall the pic is very good. A couple things I'd look into:
1) The coin is rotated slightly to the left. Composition is the first thing to start with.
2) Is the slightly green and red coloration in the coin itself? Soldier's legs are reddish, while chest and right arm are greenish. This could be an artifact of your lens if it is not a characteristic of the coin itself
3) Your lighting appears to be very diffuse. This has suppressed most of the luster of the coin, but the coin may have a satiny finish and little luster anyway. Is this the case, or is this a lustrous coin?
4) Looks like you were very, very careful about your lighting angles to get shadows and highlights just right. You can see this especially on the soldier's face and on the general look of the coin. Very well done.
1) The coin is rotated slightly to the left. Composition is the first thing to start with.
2) Is the slightly green and red coloration in the coin itself? Soldier's legs are reddish, while chest and right arm are greenish. This could be an artifact of your lens if it is not a characteristic of the coin itself
3) Your lighting appears to be very diffuse. This has suppressed most of the luster of the coin, but the coin may have a satiny finish and little luster anyway. Is this the case, or is this a lustrous coin?
4) Looks like you were very, very careful about your lighting angles to get shadows and highlights just right. You can see this especially on the soldier's face and on the general look of the coin. Very well done.
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