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Message:: [QUOTE="Denis Richard, post: 4942506, member: 112673"]Generally, that's a pretty good shot. For my two cents, I think your highlights are too big and a little burned out. I know others will disagree. IMO, you need to soften the harshness of the highlights with diffusion. However, don't place it directly in front of the light. This is common error and placed as such, it won't really help you. You need to place the diffusion material somewhere between the light and the subject, in this case probably closer to the subject, to find the balance of high contrast refection and graduated highlight. Where exactly that is, you won't know without moving it around. In the image below the diffuser is about 6" away from the coin and the light is 18" away. Take from it what you will. [ATTACH=full]1188135[/ATTACH]Personally, I prefer the coin on a white background rather than a black one.  [ATTACH=full]1188145[/ATTACH] Getting the correct exposure is also a challenge with highly reflective objects. You usually need to over expose bright subject because your camera's default is to make it middle grey. I've shot a number of these coins, and I know they are thick. I have an issue getting all the important stuff in focus, shooting at f14, so focus stack if you need to. [ATTACH=full]1188134[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]