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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 4757315, member: 29751&quot;]Ray, I was in no way judging your photos.&nbsp; I was making a general statement about the danger of axial-style images.&nbsp; In my opinion, you have done more to advance coin photography than likely any other person on the planet - Mark Goodman included.&nbsp; You have helped innumerable people both here and on CCF - I consider you a mentor and I know you have also advanced forward the photography of [USER=19094]@robec[/USER] and others!&nbsp; Great demonstration of differences in coin looks.</p><p><br /></p><p>My example -</p><p><br /></p><p>I used to own the Barber half below (sold in 2018), showing both the straight on and axially lit views.&nbsp; The coin looks more like straight on in hand <i>at most angles.&nbsp; </i>The axial images look like the coin in hand at about a <i>5 degree window</i> of views.&nbsp; I consider the straight on images a much more honest view of the coin for display and selling.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://brgphoto.com/images/photo11/1904_Barber_Half_PCGS_AU50_CAC_direct_composite.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://brgphoto.com/images/photo11/1904_Barber_Half_PCGS_AU50_CAC_axial_composite.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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