A third topic dedicated to light, in this case the idea is that the main subject or object is brighter than the background. So in essence the opposite of the backlit topic
In the title I'm referring to center-weighted exposures but it doesn't matter which exposure method you've used. In my case I switch between spot, center-weighted, matrix and manual exposure modes to bag the images I envision at the time depending on light conditions and how the used camera responds to the specific situation.
Most of my images are of animals captured in the zoo, sometimes while walking past an enclosure (the lucky shots) but for some of them I was waiting for a long time for an animal to walk into one of the sunspots with shady backgrounds I had the lens pointed at (while trying to ignore the dozens of people commenting on my big camera
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Please show us your "center-weighted" images, if you are unsure if it's applicable to post it do it anyway
The image that planted the seed to use this method more
D200 with 180/2.8 AF, Amsterdam Zoo 2008While testing the 200-400 for the NG Safari of 09
D300 with 200-400/4VR, Amsterdam Zoo 2009Blue Eyes...
D300 with 200-400/4VR, Rotterdam Zoo 2009Red Eyes...
D300 with 200-400/4VR, Rotterdam Zoo 2009The DR difference doesn't have to be as hard as with the images posted above, it can also be very gentle
D3s with 200/2VR, Amsterdam Zoo 2010A sunny Mandrill in front of his cave which is of course well beyond the DR capabilities of any camera
D3s with 200/2VR and 1.7TC, Amsterdam Zoo 2010The oh so cute Meerkat
D3s with 200/2VR and 1.7TC, Amsterdam Zoo 2012And one non-animal image pushed a little in post to make the patterns on the knife stand out
D800E with 35/1.4G, Sweden 2013
