>>Light meters, either built-in or hand-held, indicate the amount of exposure
>>to render the metered scene to an 18 0rey. It doesn't matter if its a
>spot
>>meter, or center-weighted average meter or what - 18 0rey is the
>>"yardstick" (meterstick???). It also happens that a grassy field is
>>approximately 18 0rey, or the palm of your hand. There's many examples.
>
>
>Your hand reflects one stop more than 18 0rey. Meter off your hand and open
>up one stop.
>
>Foxy
>
I agree and I find that grassy fields are overexposed following a meter
reading. Meter and close one stop.
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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