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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 541536, member: 2972&quot;]I did -- thank you for posting it -- and I think I&#039;ve figured out what I&#039;m seeing (and frankly have been outspoken about here and elsewhere)....</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the way you light your coins, along with a wee bit of overexposure make the coins colors look unnatural to my eye.&nbsp; Specifically, your photos (via the light technique you use, which I call the Anaconda method, which incidentally Lehigh also uses but not quite to the same extent) cause the coin to &quot;flash&quot; and overexpose the photo (or said another way, move the exposure to the right on the histogram) relative to the way the coin looks in-hand and not held at that precise angle that the coin reflects the light directly back to your eye.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is the combination of the exposure and the lighting that have led me down the saturation path, when in fact the saturation that I&#039;m seeing may be an unintended (albeit beneficial <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) consequence of the technique you are using in your lighting and capture.</p><p><br /></p><p>All that said -- and this is a point I will not budge on -- I still think your photos paint the coin in an overly optimistic way.&nbsp; When the coin isn&#039;t held &quot;just right&quot; those colors don&#039;t look like that, and that&#039;s more an comment on you just choosing the technique that paints the coin in the best light (which I can understand completely given your goal on most of your photos is to maximize sales prices).</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you were to say to me, &quot;Mike, how would YOU do it?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I would include a 2nd photograph not &quot;flashing&quot; the coin to give the prospective bidder a good feeling about how the coin looks at all those other angles.&nbsp; I think your customers (and detractors <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) would value the truthfulness, and the end result is more satisfied and repeat customers in the long run.</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully submitted....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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