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Back of hand light measurement

Started Jan 26, 2016 | Discussions thread
atom14
atom14 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,301
Metering green grass...
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guzzibreva1 wrote:

I have found that using the back of my hand can be used as a gray level exposure reading much like using a gray card. It's really easy to get fairly accurate light readings. The AEL button on the SD15 is in a handy location for doing this.

...was another such trick as this in the days of film.

There was always some controversy about the greenness of the grass to be metered, and many photographers swore by the green, green, grass of home. Yet others averred that the grass on the other side of the fence was always greener. Of course, many neighbourhood disputes arose over this distinction, as well as more nefarious allegations...

atom14.

(Source: Annals of Photographic Phoibles.)

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