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1884 O Morgan, has awesome mirror/cartwheel. I'm gong to figure this out before taking a dirt nap so help me! What's the better of the 2 pics? There is a difference on lighting position, same lights, 13 watt LEDs (2, one each side). Celestron scope, extended tube so I can get full coin shot. Scope lights are off. Sitting on a #18 gray scale card. Some natural lighting, no clouds, through a window. Hammer away.   |
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Still can't figure out why I'm getting the yellow, I thought LED lights would not do this. All lighting I have tried does this, some worse than others. After posting, pics look slightly different than on my screen. Work in progress.. hammer time.
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Same coin, all lights off, 100% natural light.   |
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Again, natural light with scope LEDs on low.  |
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And again, natural light although fading fast, scope LEDs about mid range. After this everything is washed out.  |
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I like the last one the best. It's closest to being level, and the color balance is the best.
It's possible that the brightest highlights are burned out?
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Obverse, different coin, 1886. Not quite the same mirror/cartwheel but has them. Olympus camera, 14-42 lens, daylight, no added LED lites, etc. Black background:  White background:  Gray background:  Edited by NDBirdman
01/16/2019 1:59 pm
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I think the middle coin, white background is out.
Looking at them I think the gray background card, mid day sun is the closest to the coin in hand. I may use that setup and wait for sunny days for pics. What say ya'll?
Edited by NDBirdman
01/16/2019 2:03 pm
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Honestly, I think it makes sense to show a couple of views with different lighting (especially with proofs). I think all of the last three are helpful for assessing a grade. If you just want one pic, I would vote for the last one.
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