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1964 Ag - the only pure silver Kennedy half dollar
1964 Ag - the only pure silver Kennedy half dollar
boyd2000


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Periodic Table (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: home
Date: Nov 9, 2008
Aperture: 22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 10, 2008

 50mm prime with 4x close-up lens.
f22 for maximum DOF.
Umbrella strobes top and bottom (after rotation) didn't give enough light so extended exposure to use natural light.
Rotate to level text on coins
Selected black background and removed all brightness to eliminate any possible shadows.
Adjust levels
Neat Image
Crop and Smart Sharpen
Cloned out some minor imperfections.
resize and save for web.

This challenge is the first time these coins have seen light in over 20 years. I got some silver polish and cleaned up the gunk on them a bit, though now I can see not enough, stacked them, supported the highest with small coins. I was short on time and roughly did the set-up in about 10 minutes, the shooting 13 shots with different setups and exposures in 5 minutes, editing in 5 minutes, and then had problems uploading. Fortunately the submission window was extended by a day. I went through the 13 shots, doing multiple passes trying to get the best entry to do better than my last two 4.x scoring shots. The last and best the stack tipped over, but the top of the top coin was clipped off, which would generate very bad scores and comments. This is my first Neat Image in a while. Let's see if it helps. I know I could have done much better on the stack if I'd had the time. Now the coins are back in their tomb.

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Place: 45 out of 102
Avg (all users): 5.5321
Avg (commenters): 6.0909
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Votes: 156
Comments: 11
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/16/2008 09:20:19 PM
very good details displayed here - the multiple coins is a good choice
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 11/15/2008 11:40:39 PM
*shivers* Relevent. Excellent photograph.
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 11/15/2008 12:30:28 PM
I knew that...I have about 20 uncirculated ones. I even used them in my magic act for years.
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 11/14/2008 09:06:06 PM
interesting fact!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2008 12:48:49 AM
Just an fyi from a numismatist, it wasn't 100% silver. It has a 10% copper content.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2008 05:50:16 PM
A pticture of money... If you could only use that money towards a book explaining wha constitutes photographic value it would maybe do some good.

Very sharp though and good lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2008 04:43:33 PM
Pretty and nicely shot. Just kind of makes me say..."great technical photo"
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 11/11/2008 02:41:14 PM
interesting idea
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 11/11/2008 08:42:41 AM
Hey, hey, your coins are uneven. Just kidding. Great shot. 7
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 11/11/2008 04:07:17 AM
A good image, but I'd like it a lot more if the color temperature was corrected to normalize the color cast. Looks like pale gold, rather than silver.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2008 12:54:30 AM
I like the composition. Is the WB off? The color does not seem to match what I recall of these coins. Maybe I'm think of the quarter... 6
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