Queen's Beasts (Gold & Silver) Photo Thread

[MaxeBaumann]

18 hours ago, ZatStackz said:

Endlich fertig. Ich wünschte, ich könnte auch die komplette Münze in die Box passen.

I just say stunning box

[Pete]

Replacement inset arrived today from @Alun to accommodate the 'Completer' in his lovely walnut wooden box.

[ArgentSmith]

On 30/10/2021 at 00:22, ZatStackz said:

Finally complete.  Wish I could fit the completer coin in the box as well.

Id fix the completer to the outside of the box 😜

[Fishface220]

Late to the party with stacking gold so this collection will never get completed but if I can pick one up every now and then without over paying then I will. 2nd one now and it doesn’t disappoint! 

[Pete]

Latest 2 beauties fresh from the Royal Mint.

The 1 oz Platinum Completer and its 10 oz silver cousin.

 

 

 

 

[smallcaps]

Just a first taste of my overall collection. A bit of a pain to get these in Singapore but still Love them, milk spots and all!

[Dan12345]

Finally got this complete 😊

[modofantasma]

What a set 😍

[Stargate]

1 Oz + 1/4 Oz finally complete 🥰

[Britannia47]

A small retro-collection of 1/4 beasts. Missed out buying when they were available - 2 proofs + 4 bullion. Just ordered a ‘Red Dragon’ from the RM for £531, but that will be my last! Think I now prefer the 1/4 oz to the Sovereign….

Didn’t realise how different the ‘White Horse’ proof is to the bullion version.

[Frenchie]

On 14/11/2022 at 23:05, Stargate said:

1 Oz + 1/4 Oz finally complete 🥰

Beautiful presentation box, where did you buy it ?

[ArgentSmith]

Three metal set = giant ball ache, glad I'm not a collector! Thanks TSF members for your help 🤗

[NGMD]

2 minutes ago, ArgentSmith said:

Three metal set = giant ball ache, glad I'm not a collector! Thanks TSF members for your help 🤗

You the man. 👏
That beats any copy of Razzle.

[ArgentSmith]

2 minutes ago, NGMD said:

You the man. 👏
That beats any copy of Razzle.

Out of reactions 🤣

[Charliemouse]

Just the dragons...

[Silverlocks]

A couple of QB coins Here are a couple of Queen's Beasts coins that I've picked up here and there.  High resolution shots taken with axial lighting. 2016 Lion of England

2018 Unicorn of Scotland

 

[MaxeBaumann]

7 hours ago, Silverlocks said:

Ein paar QB-Münzen Hier sind ein paar Queen's Beasts-Münzen, die ich hier und da gesammelt habe. Hochauflösende Aufnahmen mit axialer Beleuchtung. 2016 Löwe von England

2018 Einhorn von Schottland

 

You have taken beautiful pictures, I am thrilled by your photographic talent. This is a very beautiful series. Greetings Maxe.

[Silverlocks]

41 minutes ago, MaxeBaumann said:

You have taken beautiful pictures, I am thrilled by your photographic talent. This is a very beautiful series. Greetings Maxe.

Thank you.  If you like the photography, maybe you could try yourself.  Take a look at some of @Charliemouse's missives on the subject (I picked up most of what I know from him).  If you have the right type of phone, some have much better cameras than others (periscope cameras).  Most iPhones have good cameras, and some Android models do as well.  If you have a phone with a good camera, you could get the lights and tripods for a couple of hundred euros or so.

I ended up getting a camera, but it's not strictly necessary.  The camera on my phone (Samsung Note 10) wasn't all that good, but some of the results folks are getting with phones using periscope cameras are pretty good, to the point that they don't really need to get anything better.

If you do go down the route of getting a camera, there are various options.  I got a Sony A6400 because Sony cameras have good support for tethering (running the camera under control from a PC) but pretty much all cameras have macro lenses available that would be suitable for this sort of photography.

Edited July 23, 2023 by Silverlocks

[Charliemouse]

2018 Red Dragon of Wales 1/4 Gold Proof

The dragon has been imprisoned.  At least he's a PF70.

 

Edited September 19, 2023 by Charliemouse

[Muncle]

8 minutes ago, Charliemouse said:

2018 Red Dragon of Wales 1/4 Gold Proof

The dragon has been imprisoned.  At least he's a PF70.

Lovely coin and photo

[AaaGee]

Just buying them when they turn up at the right time.