random pics to practise feed back encouraged

[robbiegal]

oh no, I have never use photoshop edits  
the only edits I use are to crop and for this forum I 'edit' the photo to a third of the mps that it will be on my computer, so they tend to look a little fuzzy when posted here
sometimes I might use the auto adjust in the program but that just fiddles with the picture colours/contrast
I usually hold the coin in my hand and try to make sure that it matches with the photo on the screen
a lot of these new coins have blazing colours but they have the usual perth 'water stains etc'
this coin looks pretty well exactly the same in the hand but the water spots definitely appear darker in photos
but you only have to tilt the camera a bit and the colours that it pics up can be lighter or almost not at all
I took these photos with my Olympus, I have started to practice using the son's Nikon - it seems to take photos very true to what my eye sees


then I took these photos with the Nikon - true colour shows immediately, it is really nice to use and I hope to get better at it
this coin is still in the holder but pretty well looks exact - maybe  little 'brighter' in the hand  [/img]

[trout]

The pic's from the Nikon are a far better image :good:
Very Nice :good:

[robbiegal]

ta we are all getting pretty good with the pics on this forum thanks to the great advice that we get from the old hands!

[trout]

Another couple of nice results, Both coins graded PR69DC :good:
I love taking images of these types of coins, they are so photogenic 

50c



20c

[oh my florin]

Just bought my first camera set up over today and yesterday. I can't wait to start snapping some coins.

[trout]

Just bought my first camera set up over today and yesterday. I can't wait to start snapping some coins.

Looking forward to your images Mate :good:
What did you end up getting camera and lens wise?

[oh my florin]

I ended up getting the Nikon D3200 and the Tamron 90mm Macro lens. I also picked up 2 of those OTT lights that you speak so highly of and an Inca RS-CS920 copystand so all the images will be as steady as possible and the zoom perfect.

[trout]

I ended up getting the Nikon D3200 and the Tamron 90mm Macro lens. I also picked up 2 of those OTT lights that you speak so highly of and an Inca RS-CS920 copystand so all the images will be as steady as possible and the zoom perfect.

Nicely done Mate, Now I had better go check and see if my setup is still there :laugh2: :angel:

[oh my florin]

Haha about that trout

[serial]

Nice buy omf! Can't wait to see results

[robbiegal]

did you go to a camera shop for the set-up  OMF?

[oh my florin]

I did have a look around some shops dick smith, office works and a number of specialist photography shops but ended up buying the camera and lens from a distributer called Digital World International and got the camera around $200 cheaper than the other places and the lens around $100 cheaper. The stand I purchased for $184.53 from a local distributer with free postage (they are really bulky so postage costs are quite expensive which was $110 cheaper than the other distributor of them. The Ott lights I picked up new of ebay for $59 a pop with free shipping. Retail on these are around $120. Lesson I learnt is if you look really hard you can save an absolute ton of money.

[robbiegal]

cheers - appreciated
my son has embraced photography while he is doing his journalism course and he mentions Digital World a lot  

I have stared using his Nikon V1 - it is entry level but I am having loads of fun learning to use it (he was really lucky and got it as a run sale from Dick Smith for $250 earlier this year). He has recommended a $500 lens for macro shots though!

i'd like to try one of those camera stands, I think it would improve my photos as well

I look forward to seeing your photos!!

[oh my florin]

Thanks I can't wait to test out the set up by the way would you like me to PM you the supplier of the copy stand?

[trout]

This is my current set up 