My hands were starting to feel numb so I set up my tripod and captured a few exposures of the back of Nassau Hall before walking over to Panera for a hot coffee. The campus doesn't have much colour this time of the year mostly shades of grey. I walked around - it was very cold outside - trying to find another subject. I chalked it up to meet the wrong person on a wrong day. I tried not to let the encounter bother me. After about 20 minutes - no one came in or out during this time - I picked up my camera bag and left feeling a bit dejected. The Chapel is open from 7 AM to 7 PM daily during the school year. "No", she insisted worshippers would be arriving any minute. I persisted, "This will only take me 10 minutes". I played stupid, asking her what time services started. Before I could even get the tripod open one of the two people yelled at me that I could not set up my tripod because of services. I looked around to find the spot down the middle of the pews to set up my tripod. I had noted the sign outside the chapel indicating that services started at 11 AM today. When I got inside the Chapel was empty except for two people sitting near the back. Things didn't work out the way I had planned. I wanted to create HDR images so that meant using my gPhoto Raspberry Pi kit or Sofortbild with a tripod and my AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G. I wanted to be sure the chapel would be empty so I planned on being there around 9 AM. You don't want to set up a tripod in a hallway that might be crowded or where people might be might get in the way of your shot.Īfter deciding to shoot the chapel I researched the operating hours and timing of any services. You also want to make sure that you know whether the location might be crowded. You want to consider what equipment you might need - lens, tripod, etc - and think about the lighting conditions for the time of day. Planning out your photo shoot is important. The chapel has very beautiful stained glass windows that reflect light all around the inside of this beautiful building. This weekend I wanted to do more HDR imagery and thought that perhaps the Princeton University Chapel might be a great place to try. I was on 500.px and Google+ this week looking at some of the incredible HDR images captured by +Trey Ratcliff and others. I spend time during the week thinking and planning the what and where of the images I want to capture. I've shot my images on weekends and posting them on the blog on Sunday evenings. Without the tripod, I was limited in where I could place the camera. I propped the camera up on my hat and used Sofortbild to capture three bracketed images about +/-2 EV apart. I found a chair and placed it down the middle aisle. I forgot mine at home so I had to improvise. Even the slightest movement can cause the image to be misaligned when they are combined in Photomatix Pro. For HDR photography, it is important that the camera stay stationary between the bracketed shots. When planning a photo shoot it is a good idea to create a checklist of the equipment you will need. I went early a Saturday and fortunately had another sunny day. Yesterday I tried once again with limited success. Last week I tried, unsuccessfully, to get a set of brackets photos for some HDR photography of the inside of the Princeton University Chapel.
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