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Cointrates

Macro photos of portraits on coins. Cointrates... Get it?
I tried to manipulate DOF, shadows, and highlights to make them look as lifelike as possible given that they're thin, cold metal...

Sears 100 Years 1986
'JFK' US 50 cent coin. The interesting part about this is that the coin was shrunk to about half size electromagnetically. This increases the relief of the coin dramatically, so it seemed a good bet for a photo. How it was shrunk: http://www.capturedlightning.com/frames/shrinkergallery.html
'Churchill' From a commemorative coin, no face value. Has a good deal of relief and so catches shadows and highlights fairly well. He has a great brooding expression here.

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