I've a question: Were you using a center spot for metering? (And is this used for TTL Flash as well as for ambient light?) I ask this because ... ... the darker shot has a white center object (the white hat, meaning that the light was quashed earlier) and the lighter shot has a dark center element (the blue face, meaning that more light was used for the exposure).
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