Thanks for the explanation, Collin.
When Paul said to overexpose, I was actually thinking it sounded
counter-intuitive -- that you'd want to under-expose in a snowy
situation. But, it makes sense now that you explained that the meter
"assumes" a neutral grey.
So, I'm assuming that in extra-low-light situations, I'd want to
under-expose by a couple of stops in that case.
Glad I found this out before getting too deep into the roll!
-- Walt
On 2/9/2011 8:40 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
No!!! Always overexpose snow by 2 stops.
Why?
Because an averaging meter expects a mid-gray tone.
The result will be gray snow unless you open it up,
either with the shutter, aperture, or both.
You can also change to iso32.
Sincerely,
Collin Brendemuehl
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