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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 81550, member: 2972&quot;]Thank you for your kind words.&nbsp; This coin is one of my favorites, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for how I did it.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a few tips.</p><p><br /></p><p>#1 get a digital SLR -- I use a Nikon D100, but just about any Nikon or Canon digital SLR will work equally well.</p><p>#2 get a good Macro lens -- I use a Nikon 60mm and 70-200 mm w/Canon 500D closeup lens.&nbsp; The key is to get a dedicated Macro lens and use it stopped down (i.e. large F-stop) to maximize the depth of focus and sharpness.</p><p>#3 get a good tripod/head or copy stand -- it needs to be rock steady and able to dampen the shutter induced shake in the camera.</p><p>#4 get lots of lights and experiment -- I bought 4 cheap Home Depot reflectors and 75W Reveal Bulbs.&nbsp; Experiment with light placement as different coins require different lighting to look their best.</p><p>#5 get a grey card and use custom white balance -- this is key to making the colors accurate</p><p>#6 use the shutter timer or get a remote shutter release.&nbsp; Remember camera shake is the bane of sharp images.</p><p>#7 shoot &quot;RAW&quot; and use a RAW editor (for Nikon it is Capture).</p><p>#8 learn proper exposure</p><p><br /></p><p>Dark copper is particularly difficult to image -- the key to bringing out the details entails, in this particular case, using 4 lights at different positions, generally &quot;low&quot; (i.e. closer to parallel with the coin rather than perpendicular).&nbsp; You want each light to &quot;light up&quot; particular details of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are bigger shots of the same coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51169323/original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51197735/original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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