New User Needs help

[rimdig chuck]

I have a Sony Cyber ShotDSC-T1, Can anyone tell me how I can get a picture of a silver coin that look silver? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Chuck

 

[Gord SW Ont]

Hi Chuck - I'm not familiar with that camera but the review at Steve's Digicams indicates that it has a macro mode/capability:

(quote) The T1 has a very good closeup mode with coverage from 8 cm out to infinity. The Magnifying Glass mode lets you get even closer but the lack of a tripod socket makes capturing shake-free images a real challenge (unquote).

So I'm assuming that it can take a closeup okay. You mentioned about the silver color. It would be my guess that you may be trying to take a picture indoors and your flash is going off which "may" result in dark shading??? The only thing I can suggest is to try outdoors ... a bright cloudy day might be best ... just so that you use natural lighting which is bright enough that the flash doesn't fire.

Sorry if I didn't understand your problem correctly.

Good luck ... Gord SW Ont.

 

[rimdig chuck]

Thanks a lot for the help, I need all the help I can get, I got this camera because it's small and I can easily take It treasure hunting.If you would take a look at these pics maybe you might have some sugestions. Thanks Again Chuck

 

[Gord SW Ont]

Hi Chuck - it looks like you may have used the wrong white balance (WB).

Did you shoot under incandescent lights with auto white balance (AWB)? This will give you that yellowish effect. As I said in my previous post - dull outside lighting (with AWB) works pretty well for coins.

I hope you don't mind but I took your picture and removed some yellow and red tint to get a more silver look. You can use several tools in most image processing programs to do this (levels, curves, color balance, etc). It will improve it some but the best solution is to use the right WB when you shoot your pictures.

Also try to lower exposure a little to reduce the clipping (or blown out highlights). Some may be unavoidable on a silver coin but try to minimize it.

BTW ... nice coin! I MD myself. 8^)

Good luck.

Example:

[attachment 67623 silvercoin1.jpg]

 

[rimdig chuck]

Thanks for the tips I'll give them a try on the same coins, and post the results. I started out MD, that lead to researching history(which hated in school but find it enjoyable now), now I'm on my way into the world of photography which is very rewarding. Thanks again Chuck

 

[rimdig chuck]

Gord Is this any better? Would you mind if I private message you so I can pick your brain?

 

[Gord SW Ont]

Chuck - that is much better. What did you do ... reshoot or post process?

Forgot to say that if you wanted to use indoor incandescent lighting you should set the WB to tungsten.

No problem with questions ... ask away.

Gord SW Ont.

 

[rimdig chuck]

I set EV to -3, spot AF, incandescent WB, ISO auto, p. quality fine, and shot the pic outside. this stuff is fun. Chuck

 

[Gord SW Ont]

Hope you meant automatic white balance (AWB) when shooting outside. The tungsten WB is used when you're using incandescent lights indoors.

I agree that it can be a lot of fun and is really pretty straight-forward after you get the hang of it.

Looking forward to seeing your other metal detecting finds.

Gord SW Ont.