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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1174354, member: 26030&quot;]In this little dead period between people posting toned coins. I just thought I would share a little photographic journey I&#039;ve been on.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A few weeks ago I bought this toned coin off ebay for $197 (this was a contest coin a few pages back); and I have posted 3 photos of the same coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>LEFT: The ebay seller&#039;s photo is on the far left.&nbsp; </p><p>MIDDLE: When I got the coin in hand, I photographed it with my iphone (middle photo) however it didnt really capture the blue color.</p><p>RIGHT: Finally this morning I took another photo with my iphone, with a different sun angle, and this photo did capture the blue color better.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]122275.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]122274.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]122273.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I am posting this for 3 reasons: </p><p><br /></p><p>First, I just wanted to show how different photos can show the coin&#039;s color differently. I think it&#039;s interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, I am interested in learning how to best photograph toned coins. So if anyone has any tips, feel free to share.&nbsp; Is diffuse sunlight a bad way to photograph toned coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>Third,&nbsp; I was interested in some feedback on the seller&#039;s photo (left). I think the sellers photo might have been enhanced in some way -- as it&#039;s so bright and lit up.&nbsp; However I could never get my photos to look like his no matter how much playing around I did with the color settings or filters in Adobe Photoshop.&nbsp;&nbsp; So I have a feeling the seller might have a special light box with very bright lights that makes toned coins really light up.&nbsp;&nbsp; What do you all think, was this a digital enhancement (software) or was this just snapped under special lighting conditions (very bright). </p><p><br /></p><p>I did my two photos (center and right) with my iphone (hand held) in diffuse sunlight only -- no artificial light.&nbsp; Do most people photograph toned coins in diffuse sunlight or do they use very bright artificial light?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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