Various german orders...

[ostprussenmann_new]

Very nice indeed.

[JT1959]

_{Very nice awards !}

_{Thank you for showing.}

_{Regards JT}

[azyeoman]

Beautiful collection; congratulations and you must have enjoyed yourself very much over the years amassing such beautiful pieces of history. :love:

[pinpon590]

Some additions to my collection :

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More :

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[jovanmara]

Great collection

I am collecting Red Cross orders and medals and few nice items You hawe from red cross. Do You haw knowledge of red cross O/M of German States .

KIND REGARDS

Jovan

[pinpon590]

For red cross, I can add this nice medal, received recently :

This is the Schaumburg Lippe military merit medal, with red cross insignia, founded in 1914.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Some nice additions, Chapeau!

[pinpon590]

Tank you !

Here are the 2012 novelties, with some interesting awards :

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[Megan]

Beautiful, thank you for sharing!

[rujab]

only one word

wonderful

rudi

[drclaw]

Thanks for taking the time to share you outstanding collection! I don't collect these but have always been fascinated by the history and beauty of the German orders. The Lippe orders would be my favourite.

Do you take your photographs using a light box and special macro camera? The close-ups are superb and medal photography is something I've long struggled with.

[pinpon590]

Thank you for comments !

No, I don't use any special equipment for photographs : a good camera (12 millions pixels), a white paper, and a natural light (and camera's flash).

With these hight resolution pictures, I can rework pictures (framework mainly) with software...

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I also use cut out to have uniform colour on the background, or making arrangement...

For example :

1/ the first picture (after framing) :

2/ After cut out and white background application :

3/ Then after doing same operation with the close box, I can gather the 2 pictures on a unique one :

I have preserved the original hight resolution, so I can zoom in, and still have a good quality :

Edited December 22, 2012 by pinpon590

[azyeoman]

You have a beautiful collection. Thank you very much for sharing!

[Deruelle]

Hi JB,

Happy New Year to you anf your familly. It's always a pleasure to see such beauties. thanks for sharing them with us

Christophe

[Laurence Strong]

That is impressive Many thanks for sharing

Larry