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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 11-02-2009, 03:12 PM   #1 (permalink) DoK U Mint In Odd we Trust     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bluegrass Posts: 431 My Mood: error photos What is the best way to capture the essence of an error coin? Ugly angle and special lighting or Natural full frontal with arrows and fig leaves to argue your opinion? BTW~for neophytes with unspecial cameras, I started a thread http://www.cointalk.com/t76914/#post727763 to at least reduce shakey & color balance hindered photo taking. Check it out. You may like it. __________________ "We're all ignorant, just on Different Subjects." Will Rogers   11-02-2009, 04:30 PM   #2 (permalink) fretboard Defender of Old Coinage     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 804 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 Quote: Originally Posted by DoK U Mint What is the best way to capture the essence of an error coin? Ugly angle and special lighting or Natural full frontal with arrows and fig leaves to argue your opinion? BTW~for neophytes with unspecial cameras, I started a thread http://www.cointalk.com/t76914/#post727763 to at least reduce shakey & color balance hindered photo taking. Check it out. You may like it. That's great, I just looked at your link briefly b/c I'm at work but I got an idea off it right away. How do some of the ppl make arrows, red circles etc? Is there a freebie site like imageshack or do they buy software?   11-04-2009, 12:28 PM   #3 (permalink) DoK U Mint In Odd we Trust     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bluegrass Posts: 431 My Mood: Screen Grab This is a screen grab of the "Lunch Bowl" image I posted before. I used the Free downloadable program, Irfanview, to grab the screen and then lighten and resize the image. Any ideas of how to better demonstrate the coin? Attached Thumbnails   __________________ "We're all ignorant, just on Different Subjects." Will Rogers   11-04-2009, 02:42 PM   #4 (permalink) rockdude Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ca. Posts: 2,145 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by DoK U Mint This is a screen grab of the "Lunch Bowl" image I posted before. I used the Free downloadable program, Irfanview, to grab the screen and then lighten and resize the image. Any ideas of how to better demonstrate the coin? I've been monkeying with this for awhile. It seems to look better with light from both sides, with the coin in a HDPE container to diffuse the light. There are those who have it mastered and use their own method. Hope they add to this discussion. __________________ An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have. Andy Warhol   11-08-2009, 02:23 AM   #5 (permalink) jwwahly1 Junior Member     Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 62 My Mood: thanks for the info this helps since i am trying to get some good pics of errors i have and some input on other coins i want to post again thanks a million for this advice   11-08-2009, 10:41 AM   #6 (permalink) jcuve Lincoln variety fanatic     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 437 Some camera tips here: http://www.lincolncentresource.net/f...=camera+thread __________________ JASON C. CONECA & ANA - www.cuvelier.org (all images I use are ©Jason Cuvelier 2008-09)   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 1989D IN- Is the I an N? | Lincoln Small Dates: a Overview and Visual Analysis. » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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