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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4320673, member: 85693"]Interesting post. I've been trying to improve my photography without building a professional lighting set-up (because I am lazy and my camera is old and I don't want to get a newer one). </p><p><br /></p><p>Outside direct sun is still my favorite lighting "system" - but as Bing and several others mentioned, it tends to be too "reflective" especially on silver or overly-cleaned AE. Here are some recent efforts:</p><p><br /></p><p>A new Commodus denarius in direct sunlight and on a cloudy day. Both photos are unsatisfactory. Note the two different interpretations of what CVPP stands for - opinions welcome!: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097831[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097832[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Commodus Denarius</b></p><p><b>(186-189 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right / VICTORIAE FELICI, Victory</p><p>walking left, holding wreath over two shields set on a low base inscribed C V P P.</p><p>RIC 196; RSC 952; Sear 5721</p><p>(3.02 grams / 18 x 16 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>"The cippus inscription 'CVPP' is short for 'Clupeus Virtutis, Pater Patriae', and shows Victory placing a new clupeus virtutis (shield of Virtue, for Commodus'</p><p>supposed bravery and virtue) alongside the Augustan shield of Virtue awarded...in 27 BC." (Vcoins, Incitatus Coins) </p><p><br /></p><p>"...inscribed CVPP for Consul V Pater Patriae..." (Numismatica Ars Classica auction 91, lot 31)</p><p><br /></p><p>And yet with some toning and/or crud, a silver coin photographed in direct sunlight can look okay (by my standards). Another Commodus:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097839[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>For a bronze coin with patina, I much prefer direct sunlight because it shows the colors best - and the colors on these are a big part of the appeal for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a Thessalonica AE - the obverse colors really appeal to me - the reverse was partially stripped so the obverse/reverse don't really match (I much prefer the blotchy red/green/ bronze obverse). Not a pretty coin, but the colors came out <i>pretty</i> accurate on this photo: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097835[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4320673, member: 85693"]Interesting post. I've been trying to improve my photography without building a professional lighting set-up (because I am lazy and my camera is old and I don't want to get a newer one). Outside direct sun is still my favorite lighting "system" - but as Bing and several others mentioned, it tends to be too "reflective" especially on silver or overly-cleaned AE. Here are some recent efforts: A new Commodus denarius in direct sunlight and on a cloudy day. Both photos are unsatisfactory. Note the two different interpretations of what CVPP stands for - opinions welcome!: [ATTACH=full]1097831[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1097832[/ATTACH] [B] Commodus Denarius (186-189 A.D.) Rome Mint [/B] M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right / VICTORIAE FELICI, Victory walking left, holding wreath over two shields set on a low base inscribed C V P P. RIC 196; RSC 952; Sear 5721 (3.02 grams / 18 x 16 mm) "The cippus inscription 'CVPP' is short for 'Clupeus Virtutis, Pater Patriae', and shows Victory placing a new clupeus virtutis (shield of Virtue, for Commodus' supposed bravery and virtue) alongside the Augustan shield of Virtue awarded...in 27 BC." (Vcoins, Incitatus Coins) "...inscribed CVPP for Consul V Pater Patriae..." (Numismatica Ars Classica auction 91, lot 31) And yet with some toning and/or crud, a silver coin photographed in direct sunlight can look okay (by my standards). Another Commodus: [ATTACH=full]1097839[/ATTACH] For a bronze coin with patina, I much prefer direct sunlight because it shows the colors best - and the colors on these are a big part of the appeal for me. Here's a Thessalonica AE - the obverse colors really appeal to me - the reverse was partially stripped so the obverse/reverse don't really match (I much prefer the blotchy red/green/ bronze obverse). Not a pretty coin, but the colors came out [I]pretty[/I] accurate on this photo: [ATTACH=full]1097835[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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