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aladinslamp Pillar of the Community United States 3076 Posts	Posted 03/05/2010 12:26 am I've been having a lot of trouble taking pictures and the color is way off, I'm new to the camera and I read SuperDaves articles on photo's so I thought I would try some new pictures and see what you think,, the first 2 are toned 1878-s morgan, the others are 1904-0 I posted earlier but they all seamed NOT EVEN SILVER....I turned of some filters and who knows what, but I hope these render a true picture in hand.......as most photo's do not........I'm not looking for great apprasiles or values or grades just an honest opinion if I'm going in the right direction in representing a coin.......As dave points out different coins need different lighting and such. I don't have time for that....I'm not a dealer or selling amway or any thing else, I would just like to be able to match the color with the camera which takes better detail than I can. I just don't know how to get the color right with the coin in hand.....ALL advice is appreciated..... OK Dave and Oz let me have it! I only meant that because many a post I had led to Altered surfaces.......you guys see hundreds of coins so I know you have the skill.......AND I'm not defending my cleaned coins no there not cleaned, but I do love humor.......I appreciateyour input but kising nobodys A___ Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 03/05/2010 01:58 am I use a white background and before I take any pictures I always reset the white balance with that white piece of paper with my light because some lights may cause a yellow hue and some bluish hue. I have my camera in Maual mode so I can set the WB and it seems to help with the color thing. That and the lighting was my main problem I was having but I found if I set the WB each time the pictures turn out pretty good Report this Post to the Staff
aladinslamp Pillar of the Community United States 3076 Posts	Posted 03/05/2010 09:37 am accually the 1878-s is very golden toned, but I will take your advice, my pics were way to blue even in daylight, I think these are more silver- normal looking now, I'm using the canon powershot pro1 so I will have to find the book on how to use the manual settings thanks...... Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/05/2010 10:01 am I think you've got a pretty darn good start. The only one I wouldn't attempt a grade from is the reverse of the '78 - I think you might have gotten the lens a little too close for proper focus on that one. One advantage of using either a black or white background is that you know when you've got the color correct just by the look of the background. In case you can't find the book, here's a link to the page where you'll find the manual in downloadable .pdf form: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...modelid=9823 You want "PowerShot Pro1 Camera User Guide." Report this Post to the Staff
tcmac Valued Member United States 120 Posts	Posted 03/09/2010 7:33 pm With the exception of the one picture, those look great to me ... very clear and sharp. I've been fooling around some with my camera and will eventually get there ... I need a better light set-up ... something like from SuperDave's post on coin photography. For the coins I have in flips, I'll just go with the white frame shot thru the film ... but for those I can carefully remove from my Dansco's, I prefer to shoot on the Black background ... Report this Post to the Staff
aladinslamp Pillar of the Community United States 3076 Posts	Posted 03/09/2010 9:23 pm I just bought a powershot CD version 12 on ebay, It looks to have all same software as the original powershot pro1...Ighting is a big factor for me, and to everyone, Thanks for all your input, I'll try some more improved shots later, until then I'll go with what I have.... Report this Post to the Staff
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