WARNING 2 LARGE JPG's 100% crop from a 20x30 taken with a 300D

[Pyromaniac]

I took this shot with my DRebel and 50mm f2.5 macro.
Exif is M mode, RAW, Adobe RGB, AWB, ISO 200, Tv 1/30, Av f/5.0, 50mm 1:2 magnifacation.
I then used PS CS to open the raw file downloaded from the camera made a minor correction to the WB then set the size to 6144x4096, 300 DPI, Adobe RGB, 16 bits/channel.
Once done there and in main PS window I went Image/Image size and set it to 20x30 inches. Took the 100%crop and saved as seen in the first image. Went edit/stepback to get back to original size then back to Image/Image size and reduced to the 800x533 seen in the second image so you would be able to see the whole penny.
Both jpg are saved at "high" under save for web.
This maybe a better disscusion for post processing but I figured that here no one will hold back on what they think about the quality of the image. So critique away (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=12)

http://actionstills.com/images/penny_100_perct_crop.jpg

http://actionstills.com/images/penny_whole_img.jpg

[cjm]

The first one is too fuzzy, probably because it is too big.
The secound one is just fine but the background needs to be made black because it is too distracting.

Only thing that might make the second better is if there was a bit of a shine to it. Since those pennies are pure shine.

Good work.

[rammy]

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Once done there and in main PS window I went Image/Image size and set it to 20x30 inches.

If you create an action in PS that increases an image by 10% of it's original size, assign the action to a function key, you will get a much better enlarged picture. That is, not as "noisey". Just keep pressing the assigned function key until you have your desired size. PS works much better enlarging like this.

Also, after enlarging the picture, convert the image to LAB mode and run a noise filter on the two channels (LAB and Lightness). make sure you check the image after each adjustment. Next use the USM on the lightness layer. Convert back to RGB mode.

[BEEEsH]

My god how she's aged.

1st pic : Kinda fuzzy, but you'd expect that when its the big.

2nd pic :-P
(it try to darken the back though)

[CappuccinoDavid]

[2nd] if the back ground was darker (like black) you can do this in PS easy. Becauses of the background it pulls your eyes away from the main subject. Oh too much empty space it would be nice if it was crop alittle.

[1st] Now the first one is fine (maybe little blurr) and you could do a little magic in PS to make it stand out. Between the E and L is that lint or a scrach. If it is a scrath you may want to leave it. For then it would be a true close up of the coin.

what did you use for the magnifacation, is it like a filter that screw on the lens? But hey its a good job...

[cjm]

My god how she's aged. Yeah :) when I first saw that bust a few years ago I thougt, hey that looks just like my Grandma, the likness is uncany. When my grandma passed away last year it was nice to get little reminders of her in my change, then when the new $20 came out, yet again looked just like my grandma. Yeah she sure has aged though from bust to bust.