Now, I'm a strong believer in letting my camera worry about metering and exposure for me. If there's one amazing piece of technology in my camera bag, heck in my entire house, it's the light meter on my camera. Seriously though, the light meter is one of the most amazing parts of a modern camera. People tend to get all wrapped up in what camera marketing tells us is important - like mega pixels. I mean really, I don't care that your credit card sized camera can capture 14 blurry megapixels, but the fact that any idiot can center one up on their buddy facing directly into the sun and snap a picture that is legible is actually pretty impressive.
When I shoot, most of my scene assessment is based on understanding what my camera thinks is correct exposure and then compensating from that base point in the direction I want to go creatively. Part of that assessment is understanding the dynamic range of my camera and the world around me. I've created a few exposure value charts (with the help from various sources) that I reference now and then to help me understand certain scenes. These 3 charts are not necessarily 100% accurate, but I think it's safe to call them close. Keep in mind as you look at them that a good quality digital SLR has a dynamic range of about 9 EV.
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