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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;vlaha, post: 1859502, member: 56398&quot;]Well, after a long long time of being frustrated with my coin pictures, I have taken action.</p><p>Per the helpful instructions on Doug Smith&#039;s website, I made a nice camera-holder-thingy and took a few sample photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]312297[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Because I measured the focus length of the camera wrong, I had to shorten the dowel length quite a bit.&nbsp; On to the photos!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These first four are my efforts before building the stand and using an incandescent bulb. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]312299[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]312307[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]312308[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]312309[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>These next four are with the stand and cloud cover daylight.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]312310[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]312311[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]312312[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]312313[/ATTACH] </p><p>This last shot is from just a few minutes ago using a newly purchased CREE daylight bulb.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]312314[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind that my photography and the stand are works in progress, any help or tips are appreciated.&nbsp; I have one specific question for Doug:&nbsp; for your &quot;foam tube&quot; used to make a deep black background, how far above/below is it compared to the dowel?</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, post either the hardest coin you&#039;ve photographed, or the shot you&#039;re most proud of (of a coin please).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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