Metering

First off, I'd like to announce I am now the proud owner of a 50mm f/1.4 lens.  <3
I had an amazing opportunity to test it out on Friday with Hope.  Eventually I found at that it was simply a distraction to get me out of the house so my friends could get my surprise party together.  But I'm not going to complain, I got to shoot with an external flash, try out my new lens, and I got the pants surprised off me when I returned home.  Perfect Friday night if you ask me.

I'm a little on the slow side, but I've finally been able to complete the metering assignment!  

 White on black. I had good daylight to work with, so didn't have to do any adjustments as far as ae +/- goes.  I metered the white canvas to obtain a shutter speed of 1/250s using ISO 200. 

 Black on black.  I had a hard time with this one.  I tried metering different objects but couldn't get the detail of the herringbone.  I ended up using the 18% gray paint sample thinger that Hope gave us at the last workshop, and took the shot with a shutter speed of 1/80s. 

 White on white.  After looking at this one a little closer, it ended up being my favorite.  Initially I liked the white on black but I really like the shadows in the background of this one.  I metered the white canvas (as I did with white on black). 

Again on this one, I had troubles capturing the detail of the herringbone.  I first metered the canvas.  The white background was way blown out and I didn't like the way it took away from the shoe.  I next tried metering the white background but again, didn't like the way it turned out.  In the end, I metered the rubber sole of the shoe and used a shutter speed of 1/50s. 

So there we have it.  New lens, practice with flash, and metering.  I cannot wait to get started on the scavenger hunt!