Once again, I used the aperture-priority setting on my camera.
The aperture was set at f/22, and the camera set the shutter speed at 1/160th of a second.
The reader will remember that the smaller aperture will yield a greater depth of field. But, of course, a smaller aperture will require a slower shutter speed. But, 1/160th of a second is far from slow. Why then, is the image on the right not underexposed?
The answer is that my camera's metering system was set for "center-weighted" readings. In other words, the meter measured the exposure at the center of the frame, which, as the reader will notice, is brightly lit by the sun, thus calling for a higher shutter speed. That is why the foreground is darker - the camera was exposing for the brightly lit area in the center of the frame.
Remember, get out of your vehicles in order to take great photographs!
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