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Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value
• Backlit subjects: choose values from +2
/
3 EV to +12
/
3 EV (for an explanation of the term “EV”,
see the Glossary on page 115)
• Highly re ective subjects or very bright scenes (e.g., snow elds): +1 EV
• Scenes that are mos tly sky: +1 EV
• Spotlit subjects (particularly if photographed against dark ba ckgrounds): –2
/
3 EV
• Subjects with low re ectivity (pine trees or dark-colored foliage): –2
/
3 EV
d Exposure Compensation