Hi, Monday, October 13, 2003, 5:50:44 PM, you wrote:
> Here is a scenario. Assume you are shooting a > reflection of sunlit tree; reflection is occupying > full frame. Water is dark except for the reflection. > When I spot meter for dark subject, I do -2 stops to > get %18gray. > Going back to above scenario, If I SPOT meter the > "reflection of sunlit tree", should I have to > compensate by -2? > Basically, should I have to do anything special > compensation just beacuse its reflection. or should I > treat as any other shot? if you're using a spot meter then you're always measuring reflected light. This reflection is no different from the others. Find the thing you want to be middle grey, and take the reading from that. -- Cheers, Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
