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From: daver@hp-pcd.UUCP (daver)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Snow Pictures
Message-ID: <3500002@hp-pcd.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 17-Oct-84 21:42:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 17 21:42:00 1984
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Nf-From: hpcvrd!daver    Oct  1 17:42:00 1984

One option would be to ignore the snow and other background light by using
an incident light reading, if you have a light meter capable of giving you
one, or by taking an exposure reading off a neutral gray card (you can buy
calibrated neutral gray cards) or off your skin and adjusting the exposure
as needed (caucasian skin is typically about one stop brighter than neutral
gray - you might want to calibrate your skin).  In most open outdoor 
situations these techniques will give a reasonable exposure setting, though
the excessive backlight may cause other problems depending on the film and 
lens you use.  Good luck.

Dave Rabinowitz
hplabs!hp-pcd!daver