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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 7602946, member: 27832&quot;]This isn&#039;t really a question of good or bad photography, though. It&#039;s strictly a visual-perception/optical-illusion thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you see a photo of a whole Indian quarter- or half-eagle, <b>you </b><i>know</i> the design is incuse, and your brain processes the image accordingly. When you see a photo of most any other US coin, you <i>know</i> the design is in relief, and your brain processes the image accordingly.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you see a photo of <i>detail</i> on a coin, even if you <i>know</i> it&#039;s an incuse design, it&#039;s easy for your brain to process it the other way -- just because <i>coin design detail is usually in relief, not incuse</i>, and your visual cortex &quot;jumps to conclusions&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, posting <i>just</i> a close-up can be viewed as &quot;a trick&quot;. I prefer to think of it as a reminder that vision isn&#039;t nearly as simple as we usually think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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