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Light Metering for Proper Exposure


I took some pictures over the weekend in a dog show event. The developed pictures have mixed emotions. I religiously followed the lightmeter reading with a 400ASA film. The venue is a multipurpose hall, about the size of a warehouse, with natural lights coming in from the west and the east section and the inside is lit up with flourescent lights. Is my light meter being decieved everytime I try to shoot a subject with my camera facing the west or the east? Or is it the matter of mixed lighting conditions coming from the sun's rays and the flourescent lights? What would be your suggestion to make a more decent exposure?
Equipment: Pentax 35mm SLR Spotmatic, 50mm Macro Lens


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December 19, 2000

 
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