Used Photo Stacking To Solve Some Lighting Issues

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cjweber Valued Member United States 311 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 03:54 am I downloaded Helicon Soft tonight to use for photo stacking. I was able to use it to solve some lighting issues I have been having with my 1909 VDB Woody that I just haven't been able to get to look "right" in a photo... I was having a very hard time to get the photo to show what my eyes have been seeing. So below is the results of about four photos of each side under different lighting conditions stacked on top of each other... Report this Post to the Staff

Brushy Bandit Valued Member United States 265 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 07:12 am Sweet coin, did you find it CRH? Report this Post to the Staff
cjweber Valued Member United States 311 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 09:17 am Oh no, that thing is unc! I never knew exactly what you all meant by a Woody until I saw this bad boy and there was no need for explanation... Anyone want to make some guesses as to its grade? I would love to hear those opinions also! Edited by cjweber 03/13/2016 10:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4590 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 10:11 am It would be fun to see the four individual photos too. Never thought to stack that way :-) -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
rocky Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 11:19 am cjweber wow that is and interesting coin. I like the look of it. you did a very good job photo'ing that coin. I understand how you stacked the shots. I used a similar process. I took images of a toonie with my smart phone. took them to Photoshop elements 13. I stacked them there. I got the look. I wanted as well. focus stacking can help with a lot of coins. I am having a problem with lens reflection on mirror coins. I am going to build a mount that will allow me to shoot from both sides. this should eliminate the lens reflection and shadows as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Biedercoins Pillar of the Community United States 1601 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 11:39 am PS Elements has stacking capability!?! I didn't know that! I've been thinking about getting a stacking program myself (to use with Photoshop CS6) but didn't know if I wanted to spend the money. That's good info. Rocky: is there a size limit to the files being stacked and does it stack RAW or jpeg? That is a really nice '09 VDB woodie! I'd say MS60 or so. Maybe Au58. Great photo, as well. I have a 1910 that's a good match for that one except the grain runs in the opposite direction. Report this Post to the Staff
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