Quote Originally Posted by Asylum Steve
When you say my camera "counts", I assume you mean either a small frame number window (film) or LCD display (digital).

In any event, your actual shots would be recorded in ACCENDING order. Rolls of film all start at number one, and digital file names (depending on how your camera's set) start at either number one or continue from the last file number shot. With both, the number increases as you shoot.

Bottom line is you are right about exposure. With a constant aperture, the higher the shutter speed, the less exposure an image gets.
Thanks Steve, I'm still not sure what happened, but I guess it doesn't matter in the end, since I can tell by looking which ones are over/underexposed anyway! BTW, when I said that my camera "counts backwards", I was referring to the fact that it automatically unwinds the entire roll into the camera, and as each shot is taken, it winds back into the film canister. That way the shots are protected in the event that the camera back opens. Therefore, my shots are returned in "reverse order". #24 is the first picture I took, and #1 is the last. I hope this makes sense... thanks for your confirmation that I'm not crazy!