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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3350577, member: 19463&quot;]There are some coins that really benefit from the ring and others that&nbsp; look awful using it.&nbsp; Many look best to me with most light being directional and adding a little fill from the ring.&nbsp; I usually start with the directional light and then add ring if I don&#039;t like what I see.&nbsp; There is no single light that looks best on all subjects.&nbsp; The hard part is deciding what to do that will help and not cause more problems. </p><p><br /></p><p>Several years ago I did a series of coins each shot three ways (top to bottom: ring, artificial, window).&nbsp; None of these have mixed sources.&nbsp; Each could be changed by moving the light or tilting the coin.&nbsp; Play with lights. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/dougsmit/image/96234810.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> ,</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/dougsmit/image/96234808.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/dougsmit/image/96234805.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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