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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pbryan, post: 369037, member: 10722&quot;]These were taken with 3 halogens, 1 off to each side at about a 45 deg. angle, and the 3rd from the front at about 60 deg.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t have a proper copy stand or photo lighting so I&#039;m currently using track mounted MR16 halogens above my photo surface.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m using a Canon EOS 20D &amp; a 50mm F/2.5 macro...&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m reasonably happy with the photos so far, but shadows have been my biggest concern.&nbsp; If I diffuse the light more I can greatly reduce the shadows on the background, and on the coin, but then I get a very flat looking coin.&nbsp; The less diffuse light causes more shadows, but the luster shows up better.</p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison, I&#039;ve attached some examples of a relatively lustrous &#039;21 Morgan (also picked from circ. in the 60&#039;s) and a very lustrous 40% Kennedy Half both w/ diffused light and with the same setup as I used on the other Morgans...&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>--Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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