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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5618039, member: 19463"]I have never considered scale when doin coin photos except when making composite images, for example, showing the relative size of the coins. I fear that the majority of my coin images overemphasize faults on the coin which makes the coin, in hand, look better than the photo. I am in the process of selecting another batch of coins for elimination but find that, when I first select from images, I end up giving coins a reprieve when I see them in hand because the faults don't bother me as much 'in hand'. I guess this is to be expected when you blow up a 5mm coin to 10 inches across on a monitor. Because most of my coins were purchased at shows where lighting can be poor, I expect a certain number of disappointments when I first see the coin under a microscope or in a large image. </p><p><br /></p><p>Comparison? About all I can offer is a comparison between a coin in a group and one shot by itself. The Athenian obol third from the left appears below in more or less correct size on my computer monitor (your equipment will differ)</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/banner.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>and full frame in all its glorious ugliness. Scratches and dents can not be counted when you enlarge this much. This coin is not high grade by any stretch of the imagination but, in hand, it looks more like the tiny, life-sized image above.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1242173[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5618039, member: 19463"]I have never considered scale when doin coin photos except when making composite images, for example, showing the relative size of the coins. I fear that the majority of my coin images overemphasize faults on the coin which makes the coin, in hand, look better than the photo. I am in the process of selecting another batch of coins for elimination but find that, when I first select from images, I end up giving coins a reprieve when I see them in hand because the faults don't bother me as much 'in hand'. I guess this is to be expected when you blow up a 5mm coin to 10 inches across on a monitor. Because most of my coins were purchased at shows where lighting can be poor, I expect a certain number of disappointments when I first see the coin under a microscope or in a large image. Comparison? About all I can offer is a comparison between a coin in a group and one shot by itself. The Athenian obol third from the left appears below in more or less correct size on my computer monitor (your equipment will differ) [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/banner.jpg[/IMG] and full frame in all its glorious ugliness. Scratches and dents can not be counted when you enlarge this much. This coin is not high grade by any stretch of the imagination but, in hand, it looks more like the tiny, life-sized image above. [ATTACH=full]1242173[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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