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Originally Posted by BMW E90
That brings me to another question: should one always expose for the darkest or brightest part (depending on what he/she is trying to keep the details of) or does it depend on how much of something one is trying to show? Let's say there is a fox in the bushes. Do I expose for the fox or the shadow in which the fox is in?
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The most important thing is not to blow out important highlights. For the fox in the bushes, I expose for the fox and since he's relatively dark, it's usually +1EV or more compared to the whole scene.
Shooting a dark bird in the top of a tree, backed by bright clouds, I expose for the bird (probably +2EV) and sacrifice the clouds, realizing they'll be a white, blown out mass. Remember, only worry about "important" highlights.
If the scene is static and the DR is huge, then use natural, multi-exposure HDR to get a natural looking exposure.
Dave