A little trick I employed here...

[bigben6]

good tip, im gonna heve to try this, did you by change take the same shots without metering specifically off the grey tones? if so can you post it

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by bigben6

good tip, im gonna heve to try this, did you by change take the same shots without metering specifically off the grey tones? if so can you post it

No, I did not. I can usually trust this to yield decent results...one shot, a quick look at the LCD and histogram to confirm, and move on to the next shot. I should also mention that if I can't zoom in tight on the metered area, I will use the camera's center weighted or spot meter setting (although the Canon 20D doesn't have a particularly good spot meter)

[i speak in math]

So...uh...what lighting did you use? I didn't see this info in the OP

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by i speak in math

So...uh...what lighting did you use? I didn't see this info in the OP

ambient...if that's what you are asking

[i speak in math]

Originally Posted by autofocus

ambient...if that's what you are asking

oh, I was just trying to figure out why you posted this in the lighting forum if you didn't use any lighting.

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by i speak in math

oh, I was just trying to figure out why you posted this in the lighting forum if you didn't use any lighting.

well, the section says every aspect of lighting, and to me, ambient is an aspect of lighting, especially when dealing with tricky lighting situations. I had a choice of this section, or how I took it..I settled for this one