Typical Scenery; Observatorial Scenes - Sekonic L-398M Operating Instructions Manual

2. Typical Scenery

In the case of scenery, measure by using the Lumisphere at the camera position (refer to
section on Incident Light Measurement). Although the previously described standard
holding method is adequate, if lighting conditions of subject a nd camera positions are
dissimilar, move the meter to a position where conditions are the same type as those of the
subject and point in a direction parallel to the camera optical axis. If the subject is
shadowed, either move the measuring position to the same type of location or reproduce
the same conditions with the hand or other means. Portrayals of buildings etc. can be
considered as general middle distance scenery, while main subjects can be treated in the
same manner as described in the section on Portrait Photography.

3. Observatorial Scenes

This refers to the situation where a distant object in the subject field forms an important part
of the pictured scene.
Examples: Observatories, distant views, etc.
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