A few more pics, a nice 83 DDO and a 1909 VDB DDO

[foundinrolls]

Hi All,
Here are links to a 1983 DDO Lincoln that most folks heave never seen.

Then a 1909 VDB DDO , same as the one in the "Cherrypickers' Guide"

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f141/foundinrolls/83ddo1.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f141/foundinrolls/09ddo3.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f141/foundinrolls/09ddo1.jpg

Have Fun,
Bill
PS: I know the last one is not ligfhted right but it shows the doubling fairly well and that's what I was trying to see on that one.

[coop]

Bill: You are getting the idea about backing off on your images and they are better. Another thing you might try is when you edit them crop them closer to what you are seeing, that way you can keep the size of the image where you want it to be and show less foreground. Here is how you could crop them and also when taking images that you want to enhance the doubling, turn the coin when shooting it and rotate the image later to show what you really want to see. On proof coins and doubled dies I usually have to bo this to show the seperation better. Kind of a light/shadow thing that works great for small seperation.

I cropped the images to remove un-needed for ground, but when I tried to enlarge they got fuzzy, so I left them the cropped size. When you have your raw image you can crop and keep the image size almost the same or smaller, but keep wjat you want to show large enough to be seen. I'm not picking on you, just showing a few tricks of the trade. Besides others can benefit from this thread. But great to see you are listening and waiting to see your next set of images. It's like having your own private tutor and not have to pay him.

[foundinrolls]

Thanks,
This is great! I do apreciate the help. I've been doing everything on a scanner for years. This business of digital Photography has a lot of plusses and I am trying to "catch up" on technology Like I'll ever do that
I am taking everything as constructive criticism and I look forward to the ideas that are coming forth.

Thanks Again,
Bill

[coop]

What editing program do you use? If it is Photoshop, then I can help even more, as I live there..

[foundinrolls]

I use a few. Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and Adobe Image ready 7.0 I am learning how to use these now.

I am more used to things Like Photo Plus 4 type programs.
Adobe 7.0 is an awesome program.

Any help would be apreciated as there is a lot left to learn.

Thanks,
Bill

[coop]

Great then I can help you with most questions with what I've learned so far. I have an older edition, but I do all right with it.

[Bob P]

I echo what Coop is saying about your pics Bill. They are getting better all the time.
Most if not all of the photos on the site were edited with Photoshop. Chuck and I use Photoshop CS now, and I think Coop is using 5.5. There is so much you can do to enhance the pics with that software. Of course, we need to be careful also in that we want to show exactly what's on the coin. It took me quite a while to learn Photoshop, but with help from Coop and Chuck, I am progressing nicely. Seems like Coop has got a handle on helping you, but if I see something I might want to add, I will certainly do so. Keep up the good work.

[coop]

There is an affect on the newer ones that sounds interesting. The graph. I wonder if that could be used to find locations more effectively on RPMs? I still like the overlay system, but that would be neat if you could make the locations exact with a graph.

[foundinrolls]

I'm gonna see what kind of fiddlin' around I can do with photoshop on some of the pics I've already taken.

Just as a question, It seems I get one "useable" photo for about each 8 to 10 that I do. Thst includes several that are OK, I just choose to use another. Does that sound about average for this kind of thing?

Thanks Again,
Bill

[coop]

Depending on the image. I usually get it the first time, but on some RPMs that show split serifs I might have to try twice. But I have had coins in the past that did take me numerous shots. But that is the exception rather than the rule.

[foundinrolls]

I guess it's a matter of practice and knowing what angles to shoot at etc.
The shots you guys get here are incredible!!
Bill