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hazelman

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Hi Team,

As some of you might know ive struggled getting decent pics of my coins. I believe I have now cracked it with my new set-up.

Would value your guys input on whether this is now a decent picd1de371b-9c59-4feb-b876-2584f911a8ab_zps

 

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Nice shilling:rolleyes:

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I thought it was a sovereign. :P

 

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Looks good but hard to tell without something to compare it to - do you have pics from earlier attempts, and does the colour in the pic accurately represent how it looks in hand (in the same lighting)?

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Looking good Hazelman. Show us the reverse!

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Will take a few other pics. This was done with a lightbox my nephew made.The only editing I did was increase the sharpness. Yes it does look similar in the hand. Looks best on this colour background.Used my iPhone.

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2 minutes ago, Nordle11 said:

Looking good Hazelman. Show us the reverse!

Will do so this evening must rush now - thanks Nordie

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Nice coin and a good buy.

Picture a bit blurred though Eric IMO :)

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Thanks I agree need to steady my hand

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Another lovely coin .

Easy to find faults but again a bit blurred :)

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The first picture of the obverse is definitely better focused, but once in focus I think they look good!

My cushion was beige :ph34r: 

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This is a photo of a coin I took recently.

I use a Nikon D5100 with the kit lens (18mm - 55mm) and use the built in flash for the photo. Settings are f/14, focal length is 55mm and exposure time is 1/60 sec. I always use a tripod with the shutter set to automatic 10 second release so that there is no 'wobble' from me pressing the button. I always position the coin on a black background. The photo then goes into Photoshop Elements where I crop it to size and 'clean up' the lighting and the contrast.

I could probably get a better shot if I invested in a 105mm macro lens and better lighting. But I think this works quite well for my purposes.

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@Paulus has a nice post elsewhere on these forums with some advice.  I have offered my advice in that thread, so I will let you give it a look there.

Handheld images are often / usually blurry, so supporting your iPhone on a stable and level surface is imperative.

Best, Brandon

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