Digital photography

Cameras meter for middle grey. If you centre-weight or spot meter on a shiny thing, it’ll come out as if it’s the middle grey tone and the rest of the photo will look dark. It’s why you have to adjust the exposure compensation for snow, too.

So what's the best thing to do - simply use the exposure compensation dial, or change the metering, or something else?

Take pictures of cows, not cars.

Just some b&w shots from a recent city walk.

Amazon warehouse deal.... got it half price. Couldn't say no.

..fair enough!

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Really shouldn't have. GAS in full effect.

You do realize this is another reason for you to post more pictures from the DF, right?

It looks so nice with that lens, would looove to shoot this!

Does the Nikon have some sort of focus-assist magic?
I figure it must be tough to focus a 1:1.2!

@Dammit - what camera are you using? I wouldn't say they're that under exposed, the photo of the Porsche looks correct if you've used center weighted metering as what is considered an accurate level is 17% grey. do you have photographs where grass is prominent and that have come out underexposed?

photographs where grass is prominent

..yea, maybe with some cows on the grass for good measure?

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Multi metering may get a better result, but this is precisely what the exposure compensation dial is for.

..yea, maybe with some cows on the grass for good measure?

Not essential but certainly welcome.

I really like that

ta ^...........ensconsed.

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Those reds - really striking

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Digital peeps - how do you compensate for backlit photos ? Normally for film I'll expose for the shadows and bump up the exposure compensation a stop or two.
It's easier to blow the highlights on digital though, so should I shoot as normal and let the fancy matrix metering sort it out and bring up the shadows in post ?

Yes, this - plus your automatic anti-blow out / shadow-rescue wizardry.

Or: take a shot, look at it / look at the histogram, adjust exposure, shoot again etc.