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Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 11-07-2009, 02:03 PM   #1 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 6,305 My Mood: This Little Dime of Mine... I'm gonna make it shine...make it shine...make it shine...make it shine! Well I took more pics of this little dime...for some reason this is the hardest coin I've ever had to photograph! Don't know if it is the size, color, luster, holder, or what! So I'm asking for some opinions on the shots I took. The before pictures, IMO just make the coin appear darker than it really is, while the after pictures, show the luster and color perfectly. Which shot of the coin do you think is best though? Before: After: __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) http://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com/   11-07-2009, 02:20 PM   #2 (permalink) WashQuartJesse Member   Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 66 Reverse is a little distorted in #2. Protector smears are more visible in pic #2. If there wasn't any possibility of taking another pic I'd go with #1. Just my dumb opinion though.   11-07-2009, 02:32 PM   #3 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 6,305 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by WashQuartJesse Reverse is a little distorted in #2. Protector smears are more visible in pic #2. If there wasn't any possibility of taking another pic I'd go with #1. Just my dumb opinion though. Although I like my second shot better, I will have to agree... What just throws me off is that both sides are completely different colors, when exposed to light, one is blast white, and the other is a purpley-white. Also in the second picture, you can better see that the coin is FB, as opposed to the first picture. For some reason, this is the only coin that I have continuous problems with, it drives me insane! __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) http://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com/ Last edited by tmoneyeagles; 11-07-2009 at 02:37 PM.   11-07-2009, 02:35 PM   #4 (permalink) mat Junior Member     Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 45 My Mood: Regardless of the pics, shes a beauty. Nice acquire .   11-07-2009, 02:42 PM   #5 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 6,305 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by mat Regardless of the pics, shes a beauty. Nice acquire . Thanks, I got it a while back, for a great price __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) http://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com/   11-07-2009, 02:53 PM   #6 (permalink) nightowl Member   Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 156 I have a proof 1898 Liberty nickel that must be Amish....because it refuses to be photographed. I have tried, and I have yet to capture it. It always comes out terrible. Nightowl   11-07-2009, 02:55 PM   #7 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 6,305 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by nightowl I have a proof 1898 Liberty nickel that must be Amish....because it refuses to be photographed. I have tried, and I have yet to capture it. It always comes out terrible. Nightowl I hear proofs are the hardest to photograph... Be sure you are doing the basic stuff, two lighting sources, white balance set right, macro on, and set the EV Shift accordingly. __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) http://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com/   11-07-2009, 02:57 PM   #8 (permalink) rlm's cents Numismatist     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5,525 My Mood: I have not idea what "before" and "after" mean, but can you split the difference? I just took you first (before) pic and lightened it a bit. How about this? Oh, BTW, your white balance is off a little. Attached Thumbnails   __________________ The monkeys stand for honesty, Giraffes are insincere, And the elephants are kindly but They're dumb. Orangutans are skeptical Of changes in their cages, And the zoo keeper is very fond of rum.   11-07-2009, 03:06 PM   #9 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 6,305 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by rlm's cents I have not idea what "before" and "after" mean, but can you split the difference? I just took you first (before) pic and lightened it a bit. How about this? Before-My first attempt at picture After-My second attempt at picture I'm referring to before, NOT having two halogen lamps, and then after, when I'm using two halogen lamps. The picture that you edited is still inaccurate, as the luster and color of the coin are perfect in the second picture. The darker pictures, I used one light, with another lamp (which is really useless), and my white balance was off. Quote: Originally Posted by rlm's cents Oh, BTW, your white balance is off a little. In the first picture, yes. __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) http://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com/   11-07-2009, 03:09 PM   #10 (permalink) illini420 1909 Collector     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Calabasas, CA Posts: 1,088 My Mood: I've posted my smaller sized photos of this coin, but I don't think I've ever posted the super-sized versions. So, here they are and I apologize for the size of the photos in advance! <<<sorry, i guess they were too big for photobucket, will try to figure out a way to post>>> __________________ My 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set http://tinyurl.com/bbzy8y My 1909 Mint Registry Set http://tinyurl.com/dj7nbg Last edited by illini420; 11-07-2009 at 03:11 PM.   11-07-2009, 03:11 PM   #11 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 6,305 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by illini420 I've posted my smaller sized photos of this coin, but I don't think I've ever posted the super-sized versions. So, here they are and I apologize for the size of the photos in advance! Only problem with those pictures is that, in hand the coin doesn't have that gold tone to it... The reverse is about as white as you can get! (Whiter than me!) The obverse has the white, but some shades of light purple throughout it, which is hard to photograph. Illini, if that is what the coin looked like, 100%, in hand, I would totally use your pictures! __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) http://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com/   11-07-2009, 03:18 PM   #12 (permalink) illini420 1909 Collector     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Calabasas, CA Posts: 1,088 My Mood: Had to crop down the photos, here's another attempt: __________________ My 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set http://tinyurl.com/bbzy8y My 1909 Mint Registry Set http://tinyurl.com/dj7nbg   11-07-2009, 03:19 PM   #13 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 6,305 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by illini420 Had to crop down the photos, here's another attempt: Like I said before, it displays the luster and details well, but the color is wrong. All the photos are of the same coin, and yet all very diverse. One is grey the other is gold, the other is purple and white. LOL! __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) http://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com/   11-07-2009, 03:38 PM   #14 (permalink) bobbeth87 Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I live near Houston, Texas Posts: 1,801 My Mood: That is a sweeeeet dime T$. I like the first pic myself. I think it shows it off better. bob __________________ Bob   11-07-2009, 03:44 PM   #15 (permalink) ikandiggit Member     Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 107 I took your pic and reduced the yellow and some of the green without going totally black and white. What do you think? __________________ http://www.cointalk.com/forum/member...it/albums/254/   Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 > 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. 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