The Chapel
Stanford University Memorial Chapel
Stanford University Memorial Chapel
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this shot inside the Stanford Memorial Church at Stanford University. The church was built in 1903 as a memorial to Leland Stanford and is nondenominational.Time
This was taken at 4:45 in the afternoon of November 18th, 2019.Lighting
Nothing really special about the lighting. It was the various house lights around the chapel as well as natural sun light coming in through the windows. Even so it was still dark conditions.Equipment
I used a Nikon D7500 with a Sigma 18-300 zoom lens; f/5, ISO 12,800, Shutter 1/50, no flash. I had to hand hold the camera and hope for the best.Inspiration
This was the day for the memorial service of Coach John Ralston. He was the head football coach at Stanford from 1963-1971. He coached many of my friends who went to Stanford and who I played Rugby with. Former players and coaches flew in from all over the country to attend the service, many of whom I hadn't seen in years. He changed the football program at Stanford and was influential in the careers of his coaching staff, many of whom went on to be head coaches at various universities and NFL teams.Editing
In post processing I reduced the highlights and shadows and adjusted the levels. That was itIn my camera bag
In my camera pack I usually carry my Nikon D7500 as well as a Nikon D200. The lenses I use are the Sigma 18-300, Nikon 70-300, Nikon 18-140 and my manual Nikon 1.8 50mm, which I've had since 1968. I also carry a Nikon flash, a small sandbag, mini tripod, puffer blower and lens cleaner. I also carry a red light flashlight if I plan on doing night shots.Feedback
If you have a tripod with you then you can set your ISO to a regular number, like 400, stop down to f/10 and take a longer exposure. However in this case I didn't have my tripod with me so I had to set my ISO at a much higher level (12,800), open the lens wider and steady the camera as best I could.
