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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2690573, member: 19463&quot;]I know most have heard all they want of my opinions on coin photos but the whole concept of a coin photo looking like the coin &#039;in hand&#039; is totally bogus.&nbsp; If a coin looks dark and hard to see &#039;in hand&#039; move that hand to a place with better light.&nbsp; To me, the worst problems with coin images are when they have large areas of either or both absolute white or absolute black.&nbsp; Worst is probably when there are large areas of both (start contrast).&nbsp; Continuous tone images need as many steps from one tone to the next as they can to look smooth.&nbsp; When images have no highlights, they lack sparkle.&nbsp; I tend toward this fault making grey coins look like plaster casts.&nbsp; &#039;In hand&#039; and well illuminated, dark or shiny bright coins still have quite a number of tones.&nbsp; I guess, in the end, we each have our opinions as to what makes a good photo or good lighting just as we do what makes a good coin worth photographing.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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