We scheduled an afternoon to shoot the typical take home shots of the areas around Camp victory.
Victory over America Palace was one of the stops. Inside the partially constructed building, is the construction rubble, scaffoldings and all the rest that was left as the work abruptly stopped with invasion of Iraq. The light would probably be good in the early morning or late afternoon, and some interesting shots would be possible if I were to plan on spending some time looking for images with the right equipment. However on that day as is usual, we were on a tight schedule and could only schedule a trip during the worst time of the day, around lunchtime.
We did a walk around inside making typical tourist photos looking out of the huge windows and balconies. On the way back I spotted a stairway. It reminded me that I had promised another friend a “good” photo, a black and white photo. The stairway had possibilities. The light was interesting. The scene however was dark. Really dark. With a tripod I could have chosen a shutter speed of a couple of seconds with a low ISO and small aperture for depth of field and could have made a shot with relative ease. However a tripod is something I did not have, being on the run as it were. I determined that if I shot at ISO 4000 I could shoot at f8 and 1/40 sec. Far from ideal. Camera shake a real possibility and an enlargement at ISO 4000? Iffy to say the least. I took 5 or six shots at the same settings to try and get one without camera shake. The shot below for my friend Lisa, is the result. I guess you could say the plan worked out well.
Lee Craker.
Staircase / Victory Over America Palace
Baghdad Iraq
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