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overexposure of sky, what to do

Started Jul 4, 2012 | Discussions thread
OP enonod Junior Member • Posts: 34
Re: overexposure of sky, what to do

OK I have taken the same scene but first pointed at the sky and pressed ae-l then pointed at the scene as I previously over exposed and voila you are correct, problem solved. The sky is OK and the trees darker than before.

What I now need to know is what you mean by backlit. I assume you mean the light (sun) is virtually behind me lighting the scene in front of me. But I thought that was a normal situation.

The scene I am taking is a hill in front, covered in trees with a small area of sky above but the sun, if any, is behind me and is or isn't lighting the trees in front of me.

This would suggest that I always need ae-l.I would be grateful for a little guidance here.
Thanks
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