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Color is easy, for the first 95% and almost impossible for the last 5% because that part is about the monitor of the viewer and not your own skills. In my opinion you've pretty much got the color part nailed. I particularly like Nickels #2 and 3 and the Morgan - the colors look precisely as I'd expect them to on that coin. You're close enough on the sharpness to do the rest in post-processing. Don't be afraid to make such changes; you want a faithful reproduction of your coin, of course, but you don't have to reach that goal entirely inside the camera. It's been my experience that compression doesn't really affect quality enough to be important on the Internet, when the original is good enough. I've posted all of my high-resolution images online, and I compressed them all 50% to get filesizes under 1Mb. Check the image below - it's compressed 50% in the Gimp - and see what you think. Warning: it's *big*. http://www.compucoin.com/gallery2/d...t_N10obv.jpg |
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That is one sweet looking pic Dave. I guess I can fool around with the compression some more then. That will help me not to have to size it down so much. I have been trying to do as little as possible with the software and as much as possible with my camera setup. Will fool around with it some more and see if I can get them a little better. I really don't know if I have got the most out of my camera. I am thinking I have come close to all it can do or what I can make it do. I am not a camera buff so it is mostly trial and error. I'm sure there are tweaks that can be done.
I know alot has been said about not using digital zoom. I have it turned off in the menu on the camera, but I am using remote shooting in zoombrowser and was wondering if the digital zoom there was overriding the camera settings. Anyways thanks for the comments. They all do help.
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What camera are you using? You mention Zoombrowser, so I assume it's a Canon. The high quality of the images certainly backs that assumption.  If it's an S-series Powershot, among other types, you can attach Canon's 500D Macro lens and achieve some pretty impressive results. One of our own, zacharycash, has such a setup with an S5 IS/500D and he's able to achieve results pretty much identical to the pic I posted, which was done with a dSLR and 100mm macro. The 500D is an $80-ish investment, possibly plus an adapter to fit your camera. |
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Those shots are very very good!  |
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Are these closer to the true color?   |
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SuperDave I am using the S2 IS. Great camera. I also have a Raynox M-250 Macro lens that works great. Just can't get the colors when I use it. Too close to the lens with my setup. I'm sure my light configuration has something to do with it. Been trying to figure it out and haven't as of yet. I'll get it eventually or at least I think I will. Thanks Auldfartte, It has taken me thousands of pics and a year and a half to figure this much out. But it has been fun and also frustrating at times. SeatedNut The SBA is pretty close to my pic. Or so I think. The outer edges around the center have a blueish pinkish color to it on both the obv. and rev. Just can't get the deepness of the colors or so it seems anyways. The morgan has mirrored fields and has seen circulation so it is hard for me to see the colors. I might just be pissing in the wind here. Being colorblind I have a hard time seeing the red tones if they are not really deep. |
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Nice photos! I use a Canon 590IS, and gave up on the Canon software and went with Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XII. Also I would recommend just using the optical zoom ability in taking photos, as the digital zoom can be done within the software to your needs and the original high resolution photo is still available in case you decide a different cropping of the scene. I found the 590IS is excellent for shooting through a B&L microzoom scope's eyepiece. The autofocus, stabilization, etc. works great through the lens. I decided on this model after reading SuperDave's article on this type of camera. I have to LOL when it recognizes Lincoln's face and focuses on it with the "Facefinder" feature.  Jim |
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Jim, I was looking at your post, and the camera seemed familiar, so I checked. It is the same aas mine. I thought mine was the A690 IS. I just bought it, and have taken four pictures with it, which I posrted on another forum. They show the difference in what I had, and what I have now. My problem will be learning to use it! There are too many wheels, and buttons! I'm used to a "brownie box camera", so to speak. Maybe I can get a few suggestions from you as to how to set it up for macro shots. I like varieties, and have a lot of trouble trying to show them to anyone. Thanks in advance,
Dick
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