Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:54 PM 7/2/02 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 7/1/02 6:01:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sonc@sonc.com >writes: > ><< Like measure highlights. Which for many people is what spot metering is >all about. >> > >Is it advisable to use spotmeter on the face of a subject with a strong >backlight for portrait outdoors in the shade? Just using my M6 metering and >sometimes I underexpose the subject, sometimes I get it right. What am I >doing wrong or should I just have to avoid lighting situations like that >altogether? > >Dante Dante - Outside, in the shade, meter off the grass. The grass or ground is usually about Zone 5. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com images available from: http://www.pdiphotos.com http://www.mira.com http://www.agpix.com http://www.newscom.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html