Images from my new camera

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Here's a photo taken with my Kodak DX6490. While I have lots to learn, I like the images it produces.

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Here's the reverse...not as colorful as the obverse, but still pretty nice.

[chinook]

Nice pics, RWW.

 

I am in the market for a new camera and don't quite know what to get. I have always used SLR's because of the range of lenses, but the price on the new digital one's--YIKES.

[TomB]

That looks like a nice coin, RWW. As for me, I have never really embraced digital and still use the manual camera I have from the 1970s most of the time.

[gmarguli]

That looks like a nice coin. Is it for sale?

[RGT]

That may be the first nicely toned Monroe I've ever seen. Most seem to be splotchy brown or dipped out.

 

Nice pics too.

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Thanks for the comments folks. Sorry Greg, its not for sale. I've been debating about having it slabbed, but just haven't followed through with that yet. Attached is another one that I'm thinking of sending in as well.

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Here's Ben's reverse.

[Hoot]

Superb RWW! That Monroe is the best I've ever seen, in person or in a photo. Just a nicke strike, no disctracting marks, and superb toning, especially for that issue. And the Frankie is beautiful! You did a great job capturing the bell lines.

 

Hoot

[airplanenut]

Your pictures look a little dark--I think another light might help bring out the color.

 

Jeremy

[EVillageProwler]

Nice coin, nice pic too. Too bad it's a commem. I guess that would explain why Greg asked about it...

 

Do not sell it to him, as he would only dip it to try to enhance the luster a bit for a higher grade and max out the coin for greed!

 

 

EVP

[Leothelion]

Here's a photo taken with my Kodak DX6490. While I have lots to learn, I like the images it produces.

 

By positioning the light source at 2:00 for the common and 10:00 for the franklin you will create a better 3D image effect with the slight shadows along the lines of the profiles. See attachment!

 

Leo

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Thanks and nice picture.

 

The photos I took were outside with the sun behind me. At this point I haven't invested in the lights yet. I just wanted to play with the camera in natural light to see the results.

 

My next challenge, other than light sources, is taking shots of slabbed coins. Note that I only posted raw images as everything I took of coins in slabs sucked pretty badly. So, what's the secret to getting good pictures of them? Jeremy and Hoot, I've admired your photos for quite some time - how do you do it?

[Leothelion]

Thanks and nice picture.

 

The photos I took were outside with the sun behind me. At this point I haven't invested in the lights yet. I just wanted to play with the camera in natural light to see the results.

 

My next challenge, other than light sources, is taking shots of slabbed coins. Note that I only posted raw images as everything I took of coins in slabs sucked pretty badly. So, what's the secret to getting good pictures of them? Jeremy and Hoot, I've admired your photos for quite some time - how do you do it?

 

All I can say is, it takes alot of practice and patience, in all kinds of light. Reading up on macro photography helps! But everyone has their perfected methods and most here have been taking the shots longer than I have. The right camera is also a must!

 

Leo

[Hoot]

Jeremy and Hoot, I've admired your photos for quite some time - how do you do it?

 

RWW - I think the pics you've posted exceed the quality of mine by miles. Leo's advice on studying macro photography is good. Many of the diffuse light filtering techniques of wildflower photography are probably very applicable.

 

Keep it up Roger, and get that Monroe submitted!

 

Hoot

[airplanenut]

Jeremy and Hoot, I've admired your photos for quite some time - how do you do it?

First off, a lot of practice--I got my camera in May, 2003, and have taken over 5800 pictures since then... and I just keep playing with new things, and I always investigate ideas that I hear about.

 

Also, this may help you--I'm going to try to get it published when I go to the ANA tomorrow--I'll be stopping by at the editors' office of Numismatist.

 

Take Your Best Shot

 

Jeremy

[Hoot]

Super article Jeremy! You are an excellent writer. Good subject, and well thought out.

 

Another good image editing program that's cheap (not free) is CompuPic: www.photodex.com. Their standard edition is plenty to do stuff like cropping, rotating the image, etc.

 

Hoot

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Jeremy -

Thanks for sharing. There's some great stuff in your article and I wish you luck in getting it published. You've given me lots of ideas and I greatly appreciate it. I'm curious - how do you capture cameos and deep cameos? I've messed a little bit with that and have yet to hit on the right way to do it.

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Here's a quarter that will be going with my submission that includes the Monroe half. I know, its a little dark yet, so there's opportunity for improvement. It's a 1948-S that probably grades MS-64.