Re: Practical outdoor use of light meters

[P3D Greg Erker <erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good points by Allan:

>     When I enter the Twilight Zone of exposure (below open shade), I NEED
>     A LIGHT METER!  My eyes get accustomed to the shaded environment
>     (usually a wooded area, for the places I like to be), and my meterless
>     judgment, as to how much light exists, goes awry.

  Outside of the film box lighting conditions I wouldn't be able to
guess (er...estimate) either.

>     Anyone viewing Expo 2 will see a stereo slide I took of a deer just
>     into the edge of a wooded area.  My judgment would have been to shoot
>     at f/5.6 at 1/25 sec. using Fuji Velvia (ISO 50).  My meter indicated
>     at least 2 stops lower.  I trusted the meter and still bracketed a
>     stop above and below the meter reading.  The result was that I got a
>     shot I deemed worthy enough to include in Expo.  Without the meter,
>     the half dozen or so slides I took would resulted in all toss outs.

  An excellent photo it is. I voted for it. The image is so wonderful
it can survive having a soft background caused by Allan shooting under
such dark conditions.

Greg E.



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