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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 732101, member: 19065&quot;]T$: The before shots were okay but the focus and contrast seemed a bit off. I&#039;m not sure since I&#039;m not seeing the coin in hand. In the after shots the focus is better, but it&#039;s still better on the obverse than the reverse, from what I can see. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lighting, focus and the slab seems to have combined for a nasty concoction of problems for you on this coin. I&#039;m sure the small size coin adds to this as well. I usually have to shoot dimes and cents or the tiny gold $1 coins through a loupe. </p><p><br /></p><p>The light seems to be contributing too much &#039;temperature&#039; to the pics and distorting color. I might suggest another type of bulb in your lamps, even a circular fluorescent with balanced natural light / true color. </p><p><br /></p><p>With the focus right on in some shots but off in others, perhaps the focus is locked onto scratches on the holder just a few millimeters above the coin. There seems to be a bit of tilt to the coin or camera surface, that&#039;s a bit perceptible. I know it helps defray the reflection from the slab but may be giving you trouble with focus over the coins surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you&#039;re doing great compared to older photos of coins I&#039;ve seen you post with dark areas and hot spots. I&#039;d work on getting your camera&#039;s white balance set right but play around with different type of illumination as well. :thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>I also wanted to ask what is that mark on the rim, obverse around 2 o&#039;clock position?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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