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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IMP Shogun, post: 5405641, member: 114683&quot;]I appreciate the feedback. My photography skills have improved quite a bit but it feels like golf, lots of improvement initially but frustratingly difficult to get really good at it. Or this is helping me train my patience to stay positive!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an Augustus As at F/8, F/11 and F/14. All with ISO 100. I don&#039;t really see a significant difference between F/8 (on the left) and F/11 (in the middle).&nbsp; F/14 (right image) does look a bit less sharp than the others.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/guess-the-f.16197/full?d=1610423093" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>However, I did notice a difference when setting up these JPEGs from the original pics. I had previously been resizing each photo before making the JPEG and that may have been reducing the sharpness (based on the above convo&#039;s). These are made directly from the original image without re-sizing. I hadn&#039;t thought that it could be that, but it may be contributing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the full coin I&#039;ve nicknamed cauliflower ear for reference in the &quot;keeper&quot; shot out of the bunch:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/augustus-27-b-c-%E2%80%9314-a-d-as-ric-i-436-tullus.16198/full?d=1610423764" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus As struck 7 B.C. in Rome</p><p>[CAESAR AVG]VST PONT MAX TRIBVN[IC POT]</p><p>M MAE[CILIVS TVLLVS III] VIR A A A F F</p><p>Legend around large S C</p><p>28.5mm 11.75g</p><p>RIC I 436</p><p><br /></p><p>One of my older coins I retook using my improved setup/skillset and it looks great at f/8 (to me anyway!):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/gordian-iii-238%E2%80%93244-a-d-ant-ric-85-jupiter.16199/full?d=1610424990" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Gordian III&nbsp; ant, Jupiter struck 238-239 in Rome</p><p>Radiate, draped bust right </p><p>IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG&nbsp; </p><p>IOVIS STATOR </p><p>Jupiter standing front, head right, with scepter &amp; thunderbolt. </p><p>RIC 85; C. 115[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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