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Hi Michael,
I think this was evaluative metering in manual mode. I grew up with with film cameras so I use manual all the time and use my experience to add or reduce the exposure based on the subject matter. I reduced the exposure by about 1 1/2 stops because a "correct" exposure would have blown the highlights completely. The histogram is a good reference point to further adjust the exposure.
If you know there is an opportunity for a photo against the light and you're waiting for the moment, then take a couple of practice exposures to fine tune the histogram. The histogram shows the tonal values for a Jpeg and not the RAW data ( as far as I'm aware ) so this is where knowledge of your camera's metering comes in very handy
Alan.
I think this was evaluative metering in manual mode. I grew up with with film cameras so I use manual all the time and use my experience to add or reduce the exposure based on the subject matter. I reduced the exposure by about 1 1/2 stops because a "correct" exposure would have blown the highlights completely. The histogram is a good reference point to further adjust the exposure.
If you know there is an opportunity for a photo against the light and you're waiting for the moment, then take a couple of practice exposures to fine tune the histogram. The histogram shows the tonal values for a Jpeg and not the RAW data ( as far as I'm aware ) so this is where knowledge of your camera's metering comes in very handy

Alan.