Understanding metering, part one: introduction

Reblogged from Ming Thein | Photographer:

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An image from my recent Introduction to Wildlife workshop, and a very tricky metering situation - more importantly, do you know why, and what to do in a situation like this to achieve the desired exposure outcome?

One of the more important - yet almost always overlooked - aspects of camera operation is metering. Simply put, the meter determines what your final exposure is, and how bright or dark your image looks relative to the scene.

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Something new for 2013 is that I will "Reblog" articles from other photography blogs that I feel will add more resources to my blog, and widen the sphere of available bloggers that will broaden our understanding. Ming Thein is one of these photography bloggers that posts articles that can enhance our own knowledge.