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<p>[QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 26798714, member: 135271"]I tend to agree with you. It was just so tough to try and get <i>any</i> of the color to show without getting glare off the plastic. Even though the first photo shows more color it's kind of subpar in quality. At least the second one is sharper and more clear.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder too, if I knew my way around GIMP a bit more, I'd be able to get rid of the glare in editing. I tried and tried but couldn't seem to figure out how.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ideally I could get the best of both worlds by positioning the lighting in such a way that it captures some of the color's vibrancy and also gives a sense of the reflectiveness of the fields. But I'd have to crack it out of the slab to do that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps [USER=112673]@Denis Richard[/USER] would have some ideas and tips for shooting coins like these through plastic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 26798714, member: 135271"]I tend to agree with you. It was just so tough to try and get [I]any[/I] of the color to show without getting glare off the plastic. Even though the first photo shows more color it's kind of subpar in quality. At least the second one is sharper and more clear. I wonder too, if I knew my way around GIMP a bit more, I'd be able to get rid of the glare in editing. I tried and tried but couldn't seem to figure out how. Ideally I could get the best of both worlds by positioning the lighting in such a way that it captures some of the color's vibrancy and also gives a sense of the reflectiveness of the fields. But I'd have to crack it out of the slab to do that. Perhaps [USER=112673]@Denis Richard[/USER] would have some ideas and tips for shooting coins like these through plastic.[/QUOTE]
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