Show us some of your macro work.

I'll start with this one and add more this evening. If you wish, tell us what you could have done better with the image.
This one is just a tad out of focus.

 

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One more. Depth of field was too short and lighting on the rim was dark.

 

Here's a 1994 IIBIE

 

The striations from die deterioration remind me of NCC-1701 entering hyperspace.

Chris

 

Here's a couple from some Washington Quarters. These are some really fun images to capture. I use a technique called focus stacking where you take several images to create a large amount of depth of field that would be impossible to capture in a single image.

This one is a peeling clad layer error that @Cascade sent me to shoot.


This is one of my favorite Shattered Dies. It's on a 1964-D Washington Quarter and you can see in multiple places where the fields are displaced.


And finally here is a really cool 1970-D Washington Quarter I bought with a ragged fissure planchet error.

 

Stunning images, Justin. The focus stacking is just great on those quarters!

 

I'm pretty sure this post just made you my favorite numismatic photographer. Amazing, just amazing!!!!!!

 

Wow!! Thank you guy's. I hope other's feel they can post after me as I'd really like to see some other work. I know Ray @rmpsrpms does some amazing work as well. Let's see some others!!

 

GREAT PHOTOS. HAVE YOU PUBLISHED ANY OF YOUR TIPS OR PROCEDURES? IM VERY INTERESTED.

 

On a side note, for those familiar with the process of focus stacking, those were all done by hand. Getting one of those automatic step focusing rails is still on my wish list. Maybe after I get one of those I'll do some more of these fun projects.

Here's one I recently did. I used it on the home page of my website as a banner image. It was a series of 25 shots combined to give the depth of field I wanted. Also because it is strictly for aesthetic use, I gave the coin a bit of a face lift in terms of surface hits. So it looks nicer than it truly is.

Here is the after image.


And the before.

 

Thank you. I have not published anything, but I have been thinking of doing a blog on my website. I could do some how to's and what not, it would be fun.

 

@jtlee321 - what lens do you use? I have a Canon 100mm Macro, and I even have a rail, but have yet to try focus stacking. The post work is what I abhor, and it seems like focus stacking is PP heavy.

 

Woof. After some of the examples posted in this thread, I'm almost embarassed to show my example.....

I was just happy you could see the doubling on this Walker, which also happens to be almost-prooflike. The surfaces of this coin are super-unusual, showing none of the characteristic die polish that you would expect.

 

I'm starting to build automated stacking systems for folks so PM me if you want some help putting a system together...

 

Here is a fun perspective rendering of a BIE

 

Paleface attempt at an Oregon Trail.......

 

Do you post any advice on your website. Please post the name of your website so I could follow your work!

 

I really like the look of that Morgan! It has a glassy look and the colors make me think of carnival glass. Very cool.