They went up smaller rivers than that. They were pretty determined. The the History Channel show Vikings shows them taking their boats out of the...
They went right up the Seine. It took them right to the middle of medieval Paris. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oh, you need to change that.
Nice coins everyone. I would love to find an Odo. This is such an interesting time in European history and there are plenty of different coins to...
@seth77 , thanks to your guidance I found it in The Silver Coins of Medieval France by Roberts on page 234 as coin 3863. It's in the early Feudal...
Yes it is. The coin came with the CNG tag for Auction 263 Lot 452 dated August 31, 2011. Thank you for the link. Does this mean it was meant to...
We have some very knowledgeable historians on Coin Talk and I'm not one of them. I would love to do a historical writeup on these coins and the...
@Suarez, I was wondering about increasing the depth of field as you suggest. It makes perfect sense to me. I'll try it out this morning and see...
I haven't found that yet. The software looks like it has a lot of capabilities. I downloaded the instructions and will look for that feature. It...
I'm still learning the software and have been playing with that. Trying to focus on the camera is almost impossible.
Thank you Doug. I appreciate all your help. I think there is still room for improvement but I'm pretty happy with the results.
It looks like auto focus is the way to go. All other settings are the same with the kit lens. [ATTACH]
@dougsmit, I'm using manual focus. I have the camera plugged into my computer and using the Canon software view and take the picture with a click...
The day was spent taking bunches of pictures of these two coins. They were shot with my new Canon T6 using the kit 18-55mm lens. I tried different...
@FitzNigel, When I read a wonderful post like your's and the replies I realize how little I know about the history of the coins I collect. I have...
Looks like an interesting book. Nice coins too. [ATTACH]
@dougsmit, your last post is very informative. I was trying to shoot an Anglo Saxon penny of Atherlred this afternoon and had great difficulty...
@Ken Dorney , thanks for the info on your setup. Coin photography can be frustrating but it's rewarding to get good results. My main goal is...
That looks great Ken. Is that with just one light source? Can you give a bit of detail on your setup? Also, is the coin just sitting on a white...
I bought some 5000K LED lights and these are the first try. Again at F/8 and letting the camera do the rest. I did lighten them up a bit in post...
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