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<p>[QUOTE="mark_h, post: 1391583, member: 3726"]Copper is tough and I am no expert at it myself. I do know the right lights make a big difference - I now have OTT lights. I still take different pictures with different color backgrounds to see which one looks the closest to the coin. Sometimes I might take 10 to 20 pictures of a copper coin. I then use photoscape on those pictures. There are multiple threads on this site about taking pictures - the right lights and a good tripod do make a difference. </p><p><br /></p><p>On this photo of yours I just cropped it and darkened the glare a little. Then my OCD made me straighten the date to how I like to see a coin. Search on photoscape it is available for free.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mark_h, post: 1391583, member: 3726"]Copper is tough and I am no expert at it myself. I do know the right lights make a big difference - I now have OTT lights. I still take different pictures with different color backgrounds to see which one looks the closest to the coin. Sometimes I might take 10 to 20 pictures of a copper coin. I then use photoscape on those pictures. There are multiple threads on this site about taking pictures - the right lights and a good tripod do make a difference. On this photo of yours I just cropped it and darkened the glare a little. Then my OCD made me straighten the date to how I like to see a coin. Search on photoscape it is available for free.[/QUOTE]
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