This image was made on July 5, and was metered with both incident and spot with a Sekonic L-758DR. Setting sun (golden hour) was to camera rear. Camera to subject distance was approximately 50 feet/15 meters. f/45 was chosen with ISO 100 for Kodak Ektar 100. Spot metering on the shadows in the cornstalks gave 1/2 second exposure, and from memory the sky was 3 stops brighter, again using spot metering. Incident metering from the camera position with the dome facing the sun gave 1/4 second exposure. The sun was fully exposed, no clouds were diffusing its light.
I set the shutter to 1/4 second, and made the exposure.
I'm satisfied with the result. Overall brightness of the image could be higher, but that is a postprocessing choice, not the exposure. There is more than enough density on the negative. For my aesthetic, "black" is an acceptable color, and often occurs in the shadows.
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