[malfunction]

Originally Posted by Bobster

if you don't mind blowing the sky out, meter off of the grass

or use infill flash

Thanks (goes away to google infill (in fill?) flash)... I have been known to try and 'trick' the camera into metering off the area of interest (I only have a compact with limited settings which paired with my cack handedness doesn't always help!)

Edit - moved pictures to the pic a day thread....