Im using a sony a6100 with I am using a Sony a6100 with a Sony E3.5/30 macro lens on a tripod with LED lighting, then edited from RAW format....
and a redo......worked on the coin crop a bit, as well as rotated the reverse a few degrees counterclockwise....[ATTACH]
yes.....I see that now....granddaughter was helping.....she's 3-1/2
Alexander III drachm......comments or suggestions? [ATTACH]
It seemed to me that MANY things have gone for over estimate in the CNG auction....could they be unrealistically low?
ugh...yes, I slowly lost out on several bids. I bid, it stuck for days, then, in the wee hours of the morning, the competition struck! I woke to...
*sigh* new ancients collector here......every time I bid on a JC, I get beaten.....I must be too cheap.
Was my first CNG auction, and what a learning experience. I was winning bid on a AlexIII, until about 10 minutes from the close...then outbid. I...
I am also glad you're well on the way to turning your life around. It's nice to have such a diverse group of people, all of us enjoying the same...
From what I can tell, Donna, they aren't that rare. I just didn't want one that was terribly worn, and didn't have proofing marks (for lack of a...
I took about 10 pictures of the obverse and reverse, picked what I felt are the best two, and edited them from there. I do have the ability to...
[ATTACH] Well, I guess I will throw my hat into the owl bandwagon, with this being my first. I am also new to coin picture taking, as well as...
you know I need to do the search now, right?
Yes, @PeteB , like that (showoff!) lol....thanks for fixing it for me, Doug and Pete!
I dont have that kind of goal really. I tend to buy the things I like. I can go through an auction and see nothing I like, and I don't bid. Then,...
You are correct, Sir. There was some elongation as I was resizing the two images and bringing them together....I just didn't realize it at the...
Thanks, Doug....I don't know if there is a popular convention in posting here or not....I worked like the devil to get the shininess out!
Good evening! Here is a Galba denarius I have attempted to photograph.....still learning, but with a new lens. That is one ugly nose! Also, do you...
I must say, Frank does have an active sense of humor. I emailed my bids to him on my iPhone, and he caught a couple awkward autocorrect...
Thank you all for your kind help! I went to the site, saw a couple of things I like....will likely try my first ever online auction. So, I see...
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