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I took some images of one of the 41-D coins I kept with a new lens and lighting system. In one image, I took the shot straight-on with fairly direct but no-reflective lighting. The other, I inclined the coin 5-deg using a goniometer, and the camera 5-deg using a tilt adapter. Here is an animation going from the straight-on shot to the tilted shot and back. The straight-on shot is less diffuse than my original shots, which had a lot of diffusion. The tilted shot it "pseudo-axial", ie the lights shine directly off the coin surface and toward the lens.
Comments welcome!
I have also uploaded the last of the coins from the roll onto the website. Some are spotted but some are pretty nice. I used the new tilt system to image them so they are a little more colorful, but still retain the subtle character. I think I found a good balance with the tilt system that gives good color, luster, and surface detail in one image without being too over-done on anything. Again, comments welcome as I make changes to my technique based on feedback from the forum...Ray
Comments welcome!
I have also uploaded the last of the coins from the roll onto the website. Some are spotted but some are pretty nice. I used the new tilt system to image them so they are a little more colorful, but still retain the subtle character. I think I found a good balance with the tilt system that gives good color, luster, and surface detail in one image without being too over-done on anything. Again, comments welcome as I make changes to my technique based on feedback from the forum...Ray
Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! 
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