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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 455128, member: 2972&quot;]It is instantly recongizable as a proof because in-person the coin is extremely reflective (like a mirror, which gave rise to thier name &quot;brilliant&quot; proofs) -- it has no frost/luster whatsoever.&nbsp; The sharp strike (although this die does show some wear and polishing) and square rims are also indicative of a proof, but there are some deceptive business struck coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As for how I took the photos, that&#039;s a bit of a detailed answer....&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I used a Nikon D300 with a 200mm lens mounted to a tripod and, as I recall, two Reveal bulbs (one at 2 o&#039;clock, and the other at 10) with cheap reflectors held about 4 feet from the coin.&nbsp; I had the camera attached directly to the computer and used Nikon Camera Control to focus and control the camera (and see the image in real-time) and actuate the shutter.&nbsp; I then used Nikon Capture NX 2 to interpret the RAW file into a TIFF file to be exported to Photoshop Elements.&nbsp; In Elements, I crop out the background, resize the photo, and apply light USM if necessary, convert to 8 bit color, apply SRGB color profile, then save in JPG. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the camera settings (IPTC) from the original capture:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Nikon D300</i></p><p><i>2008/07/13 00:43:12.51</i></p><p><i>World Time: UTC-5, DST:ON</i></p><p><i>Lossless Compressed RAW (14-bit)</i></p><p><i>Image Size: L (4288 x 2848)</i></p><p><i>Lens: 200mm F/4D</i></p><p><i>Artist:</i></p><p><i>Copyright:</i></p><p><i>Focal Length: 200mm</i></p><p><i>Exposure Mode: Manual</i></p><p><i>Metering Mode: Center-Weighted</i></p><p><i>Shutter Speed: 1/100s</i></p><p><i>Aperture: F/8</i></p><p><i>Exposure Comp.: 0EV</i></p><p><i>Exposure Tuning:</i></p><p><i>Sensitivity: 0.3EV under 200</i></p><p><i>Optimize Image:</i></p><p><i>White Balance: Preset manual d-0, 0, 0</i></p><p><i>Focus Mode: AF-C</i></p><p><i>AF-Area Mode: Dynamic, 9 points</i></p><p><i>AF Fine Tune: OFF</i></p><p><i>VR Control:</i></p><p><i>Long Exposure NR: OFF</i></p><p><i>High ISO NR: OFF</i></p><p><i>Color Mode:</i></p><p><i>Color Space: sRGB</i></p><p><i>Tone Comp.:</i></p><p><i>Hue Adjustment:</i></p><p><i>Saturation:</i></p><p><i>Sharpening:</i></p><p><i>Active D-Lighting: OFF</i></p><p><i>Picture Control: STANDARD</i></p><p><i>Base:</i></p><p><i>Quick Adjust: 0</i></p><p><i>Sharpening: 3</i></p><p><i>Contrast: 0</i></p><p><i>Brightness: 0</i></p><p><i>Saturation: 0</i></p><p><i>Hue: 0</i></p><p><i>Filter Effects:</i></p><p><i>Toning:</i></p><p><i>Flash Mode:&nbsp; </i></p><p><i>Flash Exposure Comp.:&nbsp; </i></p><p><i>Flash Sync Mode:&nbsp; </i></p><p><i>Image Authentication: OFF</i></p><p><i>Dust Removal: 2007/12/26 05:12:38</i></p><p><i>Image Comment: (c) 2008 Mike R.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If that didn&#039;t answer your question, let me know.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Take care...Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. thanks for the kind words.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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