From the heavens

What do you think?

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/177...heavens4qs.jpg

I like the dark clouds, the really blue sky, and the silver lining on the clouds. However, the sun is a little too bright for me, it makes me squint and my photochramics go black, ouch!

Roger

I like it. The sun is quite bright, but then you had to do that I would think to get the details you have in some of the clouds. What area did you use for your metering of the shot?

I really dont know. Could you guys please sort of explain to me metering and spot metering as I do have spot metering on my point and shoot. I also want to take advantage of that when I get a DSLR.
Thanks.

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Originally Posted by xsport652

I really dont know. Could you guys please sort of explain to me metering and spot metering as I do have spot metering on my point and shoot. I also want to take advantage of that when I get a DSLR.
Thanks.

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Its quite simple really, the standard camera in default mode averages the metering across several spots on the whole picture.

Spot metering allows you to pick just a single spot to meter off, so when you come to focus on a picture in spot mode you point the spot in the viewfinder on the part you want to meter from; no average taken. You then hold the shutter button down halfway the camera remembers the metering and focus for that spot. You then compose the picture still holding the shutter button down halfway and when happy full depress the button and picture taken using the metering from that spot.

Hope that makes sense.

Roger

Roger nailed it pretty good there. Depending on which DSLR you get, you can have anywhere from 3 to as many as 9 metering areas in your viewfinder. In the auto mode and most others, the camera will meter at each of these spots then take the average of them all for the whole frame. That is what they call evaluative metering.

You should be able to, with the touch of a button or two, be able to select which of these spots you want to meter from on an individual basis. This gives you your true spot metering. Once you get a DSLR, or SLR, always remember to read your manual.

I'm new to this, but really like the image. It reminds me of some of the strange weather we get here in the Caribbean. And thanks to Roger and srobb I've learned something about metering - thanks folks!

res206 (or Ron)

Nice work, RES206.
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