day 4 - Mobius Buck
by boyd2000

Comment by Chinarosepetal:
Very clever - photo and paper folding:)

day 4 - Mobius Buck
by boyd2000

Comment by TheresaA:
Excellent lighting! I love the texture on that blue material.

day 4 - Mobius Buck
by boyd2000

Comment by jmritz:
The never ending dollar, nicely cropped.

day 4 - Mobius Buck
by boyd2000

Comment by riversong:
Clever use of a dollar bill! Mobius Strips are one of my most favorite things. I think of it as personal symbol.

day 4 - Mobius Buck
by boyd2000

Comment by runeric:
Cool shot! Great lighting.

day 3 - Providence Favors Our Undertakings; the American Era Begins
by boyd2000

Comment by boyd2000:

Originally posted by rheverly: Color is allowed, even on the site I linked to before; here's the link: Know your Money

Thanks for clearing up up, Robert, and sorry for not reading all the details and over-reacting. I saw it upon getting up after 3 or 4 hours sleep due to issues at work, and spent the next hour panicing and replacing pictures instead of grabbing another hour sleep before a big day. I should have left the previous pictures in my portfolio so they could be relinked on the main forum page once this was clarified.

day 3 - Providence Favors Our Undertakings; the American Era Begins
by boyd2000

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
Color is allowed, even on the site I linked to before; here's the link:

Know your Money

The first bits say:

"The Counterfeit Detection Act of 1992, Public Law 102-550, in Section 411 of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations, permits color illustrations of U.S. currency provided . . . "

The "provided" bits have to do with sizing, etc., but color is definitely allowed. Sorry to have mucked up the works, I think your other images were fine, and I think color is fine!

I honestly don't know how to deal with their restrictions and requirements in digital (especially as to sizing), but color is definitely not altogether prohibited!

I like what you've done here to draw attention to the round bits in the bill; interesting stuff! Stay with it, I say!

day 3 - Providence Favors Our Undertakings; the American Era Begins
by boyd2000

Comment by TheresaA:
So far so good! I like this perspective. Glade you are still here and didn't have to go to jail for not converting your images into black and white. I didn't know that you could not use colored images of money. Live and learn!!

day 3 - Providence Favors Our Undertakings; the American Era Begins
by boyd2000

Comment by boyd2000:

Originally posted by pcody: I'd need to see the law that says it can't be in color. I could be wrong, but I, for sure, would want to see it in writing.

Whoever left the message with the link (r-something, rheverly? runeric?}, would you please be kind enough to leave it again? I didn't know I was deleting the comments when I swapped pictures and deleted the originals. It was on the ustreas.gov Secret Service website. I can't find it now, but another site I found is somewhat less restrictive, though not quite as official. Since this is all files rather than printed I don't know how to delete all digital files used in making the illustration.

U.S. currency
The Counterfeit Detection Act of 1992 permits color illustration of U.S. currency provided that

the illustration is less than three-quarters or more than one and one-half times the size, in linear dimension, of any part of the bill;
the illustration is one-sided; and any negatives, positives, plates, or digital, magnetic, or optical files used in making the illustration are destroyed, deleted, or erased after their final use.

day 3 - Providence Favors Our Undertakings; the American Era Begins
by boyd2000

Comment by pcody:
I've sold color pictures of currency to stock sites. No one ever told me I couldn't do it. I'd think a stock site would be aware of the laws. You can't sell pictures of a full bill is all I've heard. I guess I'd need to see the law that says it can't be in color. I could be wrong, but I, for sure, would want to see it in writing.
Other than that, The edges look a litle rough. Maybe feather them a little so they are smoother. Good macro.