Money money

[mknittle]

This is a silver dollar belt my mom had. She passed away a couple months ago.

[JBW]

I was taught that as long as we remember their name and tell their story that our loved ones never leave us.

[mknittle]

I was taught that as long as we remember their name and tell their story that our loved ones never leave us.

I believe so too. Thanks Brian.

[mknittle]

Dang, I see a couple spots of dust on the glass that I missed.

[JBW]

Dang, I see a couple spots of dust on the glass that I missed.

I'll take your word for it,

[mknittle]

I'll take your word for it,

Or maybe it's my wife's computer screen

[Wavelength]

Very nice image; and my heart-felt condolences

[bnnrcn]

A beautiful piece to remember your mom Mark

[mknittle]

A beautiful piece to remember your mom Mark

Thank you Binnur, It really is an unusual belt from the early 1960s.

[Loose Canon]

Hi Mark,

Very cool piece you have there and you have done a nice job with it. Looks like some “old money” there!

Just a couple of thoughts that probably make no difference one way or another?

I noticed those specks too! Unless it’s my screen! This kind of photography really requires getting down and dirty with the detail work. Things are easily missed! You have a bit of an anomaly going on in the lower left corner of the frame. Easy fix though.

When one shoots on a nice black surface, as you have here, and depending on the subject matter, one can drop the black point and in a lot of cases bring the surface all the way to black without affecting the subject. The lower half of your surface has not gone to black all the way.

The shot looks about a stop and two thirds, maybe a little more, under exposed to me Mark. If you bumped up the exposure those coins will lose a bit of the muddy look and start to bounce more.

Coins, when used in jewelry pieces, or for that matter everyday handling, will naturally wear and the features will start to flatten. I’ve seen coins so worn that you could hardly make out anything that was stamped into them. A bit of clarity adjustment would probably help bring that back out and give it a bit of a sharpening effect. Also a bit of local contrast enhancement might also help bring out more detail in the coins.

Anyway, I’m sorry about your Dear Sainted Mother Mark. Its cool that you posted something of her’s.

[Mike Buckley]

Such a nice memory of your mother!

Two really quick ways to consider taking this image to the next level: Ensure that everything in the tabletop other than the reflections is pure black. Adjust the levels and tone curve to dramatically brighten the metal and give the image some pop.

[mknittle]

Such a nice memory of your mother!

Two really quick ways to consider taking this image to the next level: Ensure that everything in the tabletop other than the reflections is pure black. Adjust the levels and tone curve to dramatically brighten the metal and give the image some pop.

Thanks mike, I will play with it some more. I still don't have a very good place to do the reflections right.
We are going to move closer to my wife's family next year and with a little luck I will get a spare room for a studio.

[mknittle]

Hi Mark,

Very cool piece you have there and you have done a nice job with it. Looks like some “old money” there!

Just a couple of thoughts that probably make no difference one way or another?

I noticed those specks too! Unless it’s my screen! This kind of photography really requires getting down and dirty with the detail work. Things are easily missed! You have a bit of an anomaly going on in the lower left corner of the frame. Easy fix though.

When one shoots on a nice black surface, as you have here, and depending on the subject matter, one can drop the black point and in a lot of cases bring the surface all the way to black without affecting the subject. The lower half of your surface has not gone to black all the way.

The shot looks about a stop and two thirds, maybe a little more, under exposed to me Mark. If you bumped up the exposure those coins will lose a bit of the muddy look and start to bounce more.

Coins, when used in jewelry pieces, or for that matter everyday handling, will naturally wear and the features will start to flatten. I’ve seen coins so worn that you could hardly make out anything that was stamped into them. A bit of clarity adjustment would probably help bring that back out and give it a bit of a sharpening effect. Also a bit of local contrast enhancement might also help bring out more detail in the coins.

Anyway, I’m sorry about your Dear Sainted Mother Mark. Its cool that you posted something of her’s.

Thanks Terry, Lots of good advice Oh rats I didn't notice that lower left corner She gave me the belt, a bag of misc coins and a 1886 Winchester model 94 that belonged to my great great grandmother

[IzzieK]

Agree with Terry though what do I know...I am still studying tabletop photography here and there...