Meeting up with Gary H

Gary beat me to the story that happened post- show but I will add to it a little bit. I got to meet Gary's wife and of course she is just as nice a person as Gary is (as expected!) The bigger thrill for me than the show itself was that Gary had brought his whole photography set-up to take some photos of my quarters set. I learned very quickly why I can't get good photos of my coins! I can't explain his whole setup- but it involves camera stand- 2 special lights- a high quality camera and some kind of bellows style focus using a lens separated from the camera. The harsh reality for me is I if want high quality photos of my coins it will not come cheaply.

Originally we had planned to shoot my whole set- 85 coins! As I learned and Gary realized, this process would not be an assembly line that was going to go fast as I originally expected! I think we ended up doing about 40 coins before we ran out of steam. Actually it was mainly Gary as he was doing all the work- I was standing around handing him coins.

Although I do not have pictures for my whole set- he got some greats shots that really brought out the nice looking coins in my set (and unfortunately also showed some that are not that special or eye appealing).

Many thanks to Gary for his hard work and the great shots! Below is another nice example of what a quality set up can capture. The pictures have not been altered other than being cropped. If Gary ever wants to do this as a side job I can offer a big thumbs up for great quality photos!

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