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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dadams, post: 2761402, member: 82194&quot;]When I&#039;m looking at these photographs the differences seem so minute that any one of the six would certainly suffice to be a fine representation of the coin if it were in my collection.&nbsp; You have the advantage of having the coin in hand to compare but since I&#039;m relegated to electronically viewing them . . .</p><p><br /></p><p>dang this is hard!</p><p><br /></p><p>Lets see, MINDSET: if I were editor of the [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] colossal collection catalogue and could only chose one image:</p><p>-Ring + Panel - KEEP; subtle lighting, coin surfaces look nice (but not flat), shows a hint of the toning.</p><p>-Ring Only - OUT; the surfaces look rougher to me than all the other images</p><p>-Panel Only - OUT; I don&#039;t like the reverse image; roughness in the fields around devices</p><p>-Cloth Diffuser - KEEP; very close to the Ring + Panel photo but seems a bit &quot;warmer&quot; (if that is the correct term)</p><p>-Ring Sleeve - OUT; lighting seems somewhat harsh, more &quot;in your face&quot; bounce than of subtle light/shadow</p><p>-Panel + Reflector - KEEP,&nbsp; Nice balance of shadow/light; surfaces seem well represented</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I&#039;ve kept: Ring + Panel, Cloth Diffuser, and Panel + Reflector</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]634681[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]634682[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]634683[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Get rid of another&nbsp; -&gt; Cloth Diffuser - OUT&nbsp; The lighting here does not seem to me to be as subtle as the remaining two photographs (I can tell it is lit)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]634681[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]634683[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>Here are my final two choices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which to use to illustrate Doug&#039;s cat?&nbsp; Which represents the color of the coin best? </p><p><br /></p><p>I really don&#039;t know . . . my eye seems to keep being drawn to Ring + Panel.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s it !! RING + PANEL for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>-d[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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