>
> >One thought, as ambient to me is THE way to take an exposure, is if
> >you were inadvertently pointing the cone in the general direction
of
> >the sun rather than angled towards the lens? That would lead you
to
> >under expose for sure.
>
> H E L P !!!!! I need help. " . . . pointing the cone in the general
direction of
> the sun rather than angled towards the lens" is EXACTLY what I, very
deliberately, was doing
Assume the sun is from the side, say 45 degrees to the subject, rather
that directly behind your back.
An "ideal" ambient reading would be if you stood next to the subject
and pointed the center of the invercone in the direction of the
camera. If you turned it those 45 degrees to point straight at the
sun it would give a higher reading (in EV units) and lead you to set
the Av or Tv to underexpose. Obviously, with bird photography your
subject won't let you approach that close but if the light is
reasonably constant and it is not too hazy, try holding the meter a
few feet away from the camera and line it up *as if* you were pointing
it along the lens axis when you take your reading. Well, it works
for me anyway.
Oh, have I mentioned my technique of taking ambient light and flash
readings remotely? Easy with the mini-receptor and a 10 meter
extension lead. Just tape it out of shot near the set (bird photog
from a hide) and you can read the light falling on (v near) the set
directly without leaving cover. Particularly useful when the distant
background is in shade and you're not exactly sure what size of bitd
will be visiting.
Bob
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