Some New (and VERY LARGE) Coin Pictures (Caution: DIALUPPERS)

[MunkyMan95]

Am I getting better?

 

[astrostu]

Are those the same 2 coins, or are there several different ones? I think it's fairly clear that some are in focus and others are out of focus or motion-blurred (like the first picture vs. the second picture).

 

When I photograph coins, I try to make 'em so that they look as close to in-hand as possible, so you should try to be shooting perpendicular to the coin while doing everything you can to remove the glare of shooting through plastic (and I know that shooting at an angle is a good way to do this, but then it's harder to really get a feel for the coin).

[zrlevin]

At least I can tell that they are round now.

[MunkyMan95]

These are pics of only two coins. One, I used just natural sunlight (the brighter pictures) and the other I tried to reduce the glare, but reduced the amount of lighting in the process.

 

The third photo is the worst, I must have shaken the camera when I pressed the button.

[SkyMan]

Chad, you're definitely getting better.

 

I like pictures 1 and 4 of the $10 Indian the best, and for the St. picture number 4.

[MunkyMan95]

Thanks! That's what I was looking for. Guess I won't be covering out the sun anymore!

[dooly]

a Lot better than my scanning attempts

[zrlevin]

I like the indian's color very much, btw.

[MunkyMan95]

Thanks Zach! That means a lot coming from you.

 

Here's a decent picture of the toned morgan I picked up at the ANA show in March

 

[zrlevin]

Chad, for the slabbed coins, try having them completely flat and perpendicular to the camera. Have one light at ~9-10 o'clock, and a second one at ~2-3. You will need to point them straight down, not at the coin, to reduce glare. If it is still a problem, try pointing the lights a bit farther away.

 

Also, if you don't have a tripod, get one. If your camera has a remote or timer setting, use that too.

[MunkyMan95]

I got a tripod last week, finally. The coin is laying on one of my lockboxes, then on a table. It's about as flat as it's going to get. The camera is hovering right above it, perpendicular. My camera has a timer, after the battery charges, I'll try that.

 

Thanks Zach!

[stinkycheese1]

munky, the saint has a nice orginial color and luster. what grade is it?

 

I like your pictures it really captures the essence of the coins

[MunkyMan95]

Thanks GCL.

 

ANACS graded the Saint MS63, and NGC gave the Indian AU58 (it's a more like AU62)

[MBA101]

Nice! Nothing like a touch of gold to carry you through the day!

[bsshog40]

Love that gold Chad!!! Very nice coins indeed!!

[Bruceswar]

Dang Chad! Your photos keep getting better and better! Soon you will pass me by with ease!

[MunkyMan95]

Dang Chad! Your photos keep getting better and better! Soon you will pass me by with ease!

 

Nah Bruce, I don't think it would ever come to that. Thanks for the compliment though!

[rbrown4]

General question here. I just got a new auxillary monitor for my laptop with a lot greater resolution capabities than I had. I noticed an immediate improvement but now I am wondering. I am assuming by the replies above that the images of the Gold Coins are very nice. On my screen they are blurry. Any ideas, and I hope the answer isn't that the monitor does not have enough resolution.

 

Thanks,

 

rey

[rrantique]

is this one blurry Rey?

 

Example only of picture

[robec1347]

Irvin,

That 1797 has some weird color going on with it. You'd better send it to me. I'll get rid of it for you.

 

 

That is one awesome coin Irvin. I would never, ever let that one go.

[rrantique]

OOPS that one is in the Smithsonian

[rbrown4]

That one is very clear. (and nice)

 

Rey

[bsshog40]

I have mine set at 1152x654 and all looks fine here Rey. If I get higher on the resolution, everything else gets smaller and I can't read nothing.

[Bruceswar]

Rey some of the photos are a bit blurry that Chad took. You are not seeing things.

[rbrown4]

Chad,

 

I was in no way criticizing the pictures, I have had a heck of a time finding a monitor that shows decent images. I got worried.

 

Rey (

 

thumbs up

[MikeKing]

Yup! You're gettin there

[bsshog40]

Chad, if ya count down from the first coin, I think the best looking pic you took was the ninth one of the eagle. That showed some good color and good luster. Nice original look to the coin in that one! The others were nice too, but that's the best in my opinion.

[MunkyMan95]

Here are some pics I snapped just a few minutes ago. They turned out great, but I couldn't get the glare off of the slab!

 

Ignore the glare, they're almost perfect.

 

 

[zrlevin]

Very Nice!! A definate improvement.

 

Now the next goal is to get rid of that shadow. You might need to do this by tilting the slab or moving the lights. It really is trial and error. Doing that may get rid of the glare too.

 

If you have a DSLR, you may also want to stop down the aperture, it looks like parts of the coin is a bit blurry.

[MunkyMan95]

The coin is slightly crooked in the slab, that's why there's the shadow. I'll try tilting it and see what happens.