Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So its like a filter over the lens which reflects back!?? What a great idea! On 12/16/12 9:22 PM, "John D. Nebel" <john.nebel at csdco.com> wrote: > Rabs, > > Thanks for looking and your kind comment! > > The coin was photographed with an ancient Sinar digital back with a > strobe on the side lighting the coin with a half-silvered mirror between > the lens and coin. > > Best, > > John > > > > > On 12/16/12 6:52 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Gorgeous! And as on a scale of one to 100 my interested coins is 1 while >> my >> interest in photography is 100 and this is a photography list may I ask >> HOW >> you photographed it? >> >> >> On 12/16/12 5:15 PM, "John D. Nebel" <john.nebel at csdco.com> wrote: >> >>> <http://photos.csd.net/croesus_stater.html> >>> >>> mouse over the image to view the reverse, click on the image for a >>> enlargement >>> >>> The coin is 16.6 mm diameter, 8 gm mass, struck in the 6th century BC >>> >>> According to Herodotus, the Lydians were the first people to strike >>> coins of silver and of gold. This coin is not quite the first issue of >>> gold coins, by one brief preceding issue. >>> >>> Croesus was undecided about whether or not to go to war with the >>> Persians as their king Cyrus was becoming a threat. As a test, he sent >>> an envoy to each of the known oracles instructing the envoys on a >>> certain date to all ask the same question, what he was doing at that >>> time. The envoys did not know the answer, so this was a good test. The >>> Delphic oracle and one other answered correctly, that Croesus was making >>> turtle and lamb soup in a bronze cauldron. He bestowed lavish gifts on >>> the successful oracles and then had asked the important question, >>> whether or not he should go to war with Cyrus. The answer was that a >>> great kingdom would fall if he did. He did go to war and a great >>> kingdom fell, however, one must be careful of the phrasing of questions >>> to oracles, and how to interpret their pronouncements. >>> >>> comments, etc welcome. >>> >>> John >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/