Ken Papaleo: X Marks the Shot: My Grandson's Dedication, Golden, Colorado.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 2000

Shutter - 1/250 sec.

F/stop - 3.5

Lens - 70/200 zoom

Challenge.

My grandson was getting dedicated at Red Rocks Church, in Golden, Colorado. The ceremony was being held in a glass building at 5 pm. At the beginning it would be brighter outside, causing a back lit situation. How was I going to handle this?

Solution.

First, using automatic light exposure would not work here. I took a manual reading right off a face, before the event started. Staying with that exposure, I was able to get my photos. With all that glass,

I didn't want to use a strobe. As it got darker, pushing up the ISO, permitted me to keep shooting. By the end of the night, the ISO was up to 6400.