At 06:17 PM 01/04/2001, you wrote:
>The bird is about 130 feet out in front of me. I pointed the lumisphere
>BACK BEHIND me to measure the incident
>light . . . the light falling on the bird being the same light that was
>falling on me as both of us were in full sun.
>So, of course, the full light of the sun was falling directly on the
>lumisphere . . . I thought that was the idea!
When using an incident meter, you DO measure the light from the source
falling onto the subject. The other way (the in-camera meter way) is
reflected metering, when you measure the light bouncing off your subject.
Ideally, with incident metering, you should be at the subject position and
aim the meter sensor towards the light source. Since you and the bird are
about the same distance from the light source, give or take a couple of
yards, you should be fine.
--
regards,
Henry Posner
Director of Sales and Training
B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com
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