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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sjlund, post: 1406195, member: 36879&quot;]Today&#039;s sample:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]169889.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The settings for this shot are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1/6 second, F/11, ISO100.&nbsp; My camera allows me to set a custom white balance - basically I can take a picture of an object that is known to be a neutral white or gray and then tell the camera to use that color as &quot;neutral&quot; for all subsequent pictures.&nbsp; That being said, the sample image taken from my phone&#039;s camera included in one of my prior posts, simply used the &quot;incandescent&quot; white balance mode.</p><p><br /></p><p>As before, I have a light positioned to the left of the coin shining straight sideways.&nbsp; I believe the bulb is 100 watts, but I can&#039;t read the number anymore so there is a possibility that it is 60 watts.&nbsp; The bottom edge of the bulb is lined up at coin level.&nbsp; The bulb is approximately 1.5 inches away from the left edge of the coin.&nbsp; The coin is elevated 10 inches above my black background.&nbsp; The black background is simply a piece of black construction paper from my daughter&#039;s art supplies (don&#039;t tell her I took a sheet!).&nbsp; The ambient lighting in my office is relatively subdued and shouldn&#039;t be contributing significantly to the exposure.</p><p><br /></p><p>One problem people may experience is working distance - if your camera&#039;s macro mode requires you to get extremely close to your coin in order to focus you will probably see your own (and your camera&#039;s) reflection in the coin.&nbsp; The reflection may be a mirror-like reflection, a color cast on the coin, or simply a shadow from you/your hand/your camera blocking light from the lamp to the coin.&nbsp; Try using the zoom function in macro mode, this may help increase working distance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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