> One option, and perhaps the simplest, > is to measure the brightest part of the scene and open up three stops. > Bada-Bing! a great exposure, simply and without fuss.
Thats not always going to work. What happens if the sun is in the pic, or if the subject is back lit? Your going to end up with underexposures. > Or, for most > scenes, just point the meter at a middle grey tone (rock, grass, your > jeans - whatever), and there you have it, another great exposure. This is the real problem with spot meters , its not easy to decide by eye what is "middle gray, especially in a color ful scene. > And the thing that's nice, is that the spot > meter can help you learn about light and latitude as well. The > experience and skill just continues to build, each contributing to the > growth and enhancement of the other, and will ultimately reach a point > where, in many situations, using a meter will no longer be necessary. > Yeah it's called Sunny F16, I trust that more than ANY meter reading. Sunny F16 doesnt get tricked by light or dark subjects either. JCO - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
