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New Member
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I have been learning from CCF for many years. Spending most of my time in US Classic Coins. Collecting for 40+. Always thought about joining, but the pictures, which are an integral part of the experience, was lacking. So I have been practicing. Still a lot to learn, but I can at least show something. Mostly I have been working on collecting XF +/- Standing Libs. Second interest has been Type. At least the ones I can afford. There are a lot of great and knowledgeable people hanging out here. Looking forward to sharing a common interest.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
United States
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Hey welcome, I've been collecting for about 5 years now. Time flies when you're having fun! I'm more into Constitutional and Mexican silver.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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 to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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to the Family! I'm looking forward to seeing those pictures you've been working on!  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
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to the forum! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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We look forward to your participation. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to CCF. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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to the membership side of CCF.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Welcome & know that you aren't the first to wait before dipping your toe into the water. I lurked for 3+ year before posting. I'm glad I did!
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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Coin photography is like a whole 'nother hobby. Some coins are tough to get pictures of that make them look like they do in hand. I've been learning, but I've found a few things
- its 90% about the lighting, only 10% about the camera
- post-image processing is not "altering". Its necessary to make the shot look like the coin in hand, unless you spend hours trying to adjust it on the camera
- Proof coins and deeply toned coins of any kind are very hard to photograph and require some technique
- The perfect lighting which gets the color right is not the perfect lighting to get the luster right. Highly lustrous, colorful coins are very, very hard to capture as they appear in hand in a single photo.
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Pillar of the Community
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To the Forum |
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New Member
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I want to thank everyone for the warm welcome! Andrew99 had a lot of truth there I can relate to. I have not tried to alter after pressing the button. Sometimes it seems like that would be a lot easier. I may have to learn that technique at some point. One of the things that was a surprise is how much shows up in a photo. It can bring out a lot of subtle marks. Another tool for us to use.
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Rest in Peace
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Welcome aboard, Matey! Post as you learn, maybe I'll learn something.  |
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