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You don't need to focus on the card just angle it towards the sun (without reflecting a glare into the lens) and take your reading. It's important that the 'card' is angled to match the subject or the 'grey' will become lighter or darker. If you don't have or choose not to carry an incident light meter then as suggested an average on grass or pavement is not too far away. And as already mentioned, any lens extension needs suitable compensation. 2 stops for double the focal length extension. - otzi |
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In article , The Bill
Mattocks wrote: I would appreciate any advice anyone could give me - not just on this specific shot, but in general - white flowers, how to avoid messing up the metering? Hello Bill, The usual advice is the same as with snow and any other white(-ish) subject - meter off it or a nearby white object, then close down 2 1/2 stops from that. You might want to do some bracketing until you get into a routine that suits your set-up. Regards, Roger |
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In article , The Bill
Mattocks wrote: I would appreciate any advice anyone could give me - not just on this specific shot, but in general - white flowers, how to avoid messing up the metering? Hello Bill, The usual advice is the same as with snow and any other white(-ish) subject - meter off it or a nearby white object, then close down 2 1/2 stops from that. You might want to do some bracketing until you get into a routine that suits your set-up. Regards, Roger |
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I would appreciate any advice anyone could give me - not just on this
specific shot, but in general - white flowers, how to avoid messing up the metering? From: Roger Whitehead The usual advice is the same as with snow and any other white(-ish) subject - meter off it or a nearby white object, then close down 2 1/2 stops from that. You have it exactly backwards ... you need to OPEN up 1.5 - 2 stops, not "close down" the aperture. The meter "sees" the white as gray and to expose it as white you need to ADD more light. Closing down the aperture 2 1/2 stops will make the white flower almost black. |
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I would appreciate any advice anyone could give me - not just on this
specific shot, but in general - white flowers, how to avoid messing up the metering? From: Roger Whitehead The usual advice is the same as with snow and any other white(-ish) subject - meter off it or a nearby white object, then close down 2 1/2 stops from that. You have it exactly backwards ... you need to OPEN up 1.5 - 2 stops, not "close down" the aperture. The meter "sees" the white as gray and to expose it as white you need to ADD more light. Closing down the aperture 2 1/2 stops will make the white flower almost black. |
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In article , Bill Hilton
wrote: You have it exactly backwards At least it was exact. 8-) Quite right - I should have checked. Roger |
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In article , Bill Hilton
wrote: You have it exactly backwards At least it was exact. 8-) Quite right - I should have checked. Roger |
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