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15-10). A Spot meter offers a very precise method for metering small, specifi c areas or various
areas within the composition to determine the brightness difference such as between shaded
and lighted areas, between the main subject and the background, and between the main and
fi ll light.
Figure 15-10 Spot meter reading. The sunlit tree against the dark sky might appear to present an
exposure problem. The green grass area below the tree, however, was perfect for a Spot meter
reading and gave perfect exposure. The Spot meter reading could also have been made of a
sky area that looked like a graycard. (Photo by Ernst Wildi.)