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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 8146245, member: 13650&quot;]Right away I could tell you&#039;re using too much light for that coin.&nbsp; Darker coins like copper need a lot of light to bring out the details, but Morgans naturally reflect light and just don&#039;t need as much.&nbsp; &nbsp; I&#039;ve learned to use less light on them myself for more pleasing effect.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; There&#039;s a good book called Numismatic photography that can teach you a lot.&nbsp; It&#039;s discontinued and will run you about $60 but it&#039;s worth it.&nbsp; &nbsp; You can tell in your photo that the coin has a &quot;washed out&quot; look to it.&nbsp; It&#039;s just too much light.&nbsp;&nbsp; You just barely want shadows around the raised devices.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Its obvious when you don&#039;t have enough light because patches of the coin will be dark.&nbsp; You want just enough direct over head light and a quality lens that you can view the focus remotely with a remote shutter.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; And you didn&#039;t crop it down to eliminate all the noise from the slab around it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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