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<blockquote data-quote="Chris70" data-source="post: 134522" data-attributes="member: 13633">To wud and Horoscope Fish,Thanks for bearing with me. I should state that the software dictates that I shoot in Manual mode and use the metering in the viewfinder. It does suggest Aperture Priority as an option, but a poor one. It is this limit that is causing the confusion. How, as the conditions change so markedly and you only have a short interval to adjust things in between shots, do you expose correctly?I've gone through the software's manual and this problem of the metering in the viewfinder and low-light conditions seems to be something that can only be judged by a preview, perhaps on the LCD. A fraught way of doing things. Your suggestion, wud, of going out the night before and recording the time and exposure settings without trying to do this in the actual shoot is a very good one. Again, thanks for your forbearance. I've spent years on Photoshop and minutes on the actual photographic process. As is clear. You've helped a lot. Thanks.Cheers,Chris</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chris70, post: 134522, member: 13633"] To wud and Horoscope Fish, Thanks for bearing with me. I should state that the software dictates that I shoot in Manual mode and use the metering in the viewfinder. It does suggest Aperture Priority as an option, but a poor one. It is this limit that is causing the confusion. How, as the conditions change so markedly and you only have a short interval to adjust things in between shots, do you expose correctly? I've gone through the software's manual and this problem of the metering in the viewfinder and low-light conditions seems to be something that can only be judged by a preview, perhaps on the LCD. A fraught way of doing things. Your suggestion, wud, of going out the night before and recording the time and exposure settings without trying to do this in the actual shoot is a very good one. Again, thanks for your forbearance. I've spent years on Photoshop and minutes on the actual photographic process. As is clear. You've helped a lot. Thanks. Cheers, Chris [/QUOTE]

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