A New Photo of an old Favorite

I was going to give you the same feedback on your first attempt that others did.

I find your newest shot to be practically perfect. It shows the color well, and also shows the relief. One of the most attractive parts of ancient coins like this is the high relief - and showing the detail is important in appreciating this.

I really like this new shot. Well done!

 

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I really like the new photo!

Good job.

Photography is a lot of art mixed with a little science.

John

 

I agree that the new photo is outstanding, the best of the three. What image processing program do you use? If you can bump up the saturation level a little, it might bring out the iridescence even more, assuming that that is still your goal.

 

Curtisimo, Nice job, you nailed it with the latest photo ! Photography has never come easy to me, sometimes taking as many as 40 pics before I get the right one . I prefer natural sunlight over artificial light & have the best luck on an overcast day. This winter I hope to take a Con Ed course to improve my pics.

 

IMHO, great toning adds value to a coin. I think the auction house shot themselves in the foot

 

Thanks everyone for the advice and encouragement! I was thinking about this today and I wonder if there might not be a another place anywhere where there are so many people experienced in ancient coin photography. I think I am now satisfied with my newest shot.

This might be the truest statement about coin photography ever spoken... and thank you for the nice words

I use photoshop... thanks for the tip I’ll have to experiment! I think it is less the saturation, though, than it is the way the light effects this particular toning. From taking all the photos I have learned;

Direct light makes the coin color more reddish

Indirect light makes the coin color take on a spectrum from dark purple to light blue at the edges.

Interesting the way that works because in hand you get the effect of all the above without realizing the constant change.

I look forward to seeing some of your shots. I think your present photos are very nice. Of course with the quality of your collection that I’ve seen it’s not a surprise your coins are photogenic