While attempting to take a portrait of a pet owner's black cat hiding in their basement coal bin, I found it very difficult to arrive at the perfect camera settings to properly expose the individual hairs and details of the cat and at the same time separate the cat from the surrounding coal. I realized that I had no choice but to add a fill flash to the light provided by the overhead basement lights to get a decent exposure of the black fur, without having the ISO go way too high creating a lot of photographic "noise." What other photographic techniques would you care to share with me to get the correct exposusre to avoid clipping highlights or blocking the shadow details of the subject of my images? Thank you in advance for sharing. Shooter41

Is it just me or does the idea of "Royalty" rub others wrong as well? How is it that in today's world of political correctness and e******y for all can someone's birthright provide such wealth, privilege, respect, and loyalty? These folks are just human and the need for royalty has long since expired in today's world. It simply amazes me that they make such a fuss over all this and wonder why the whole concept hasn't been completely rejected by the common folk at least in a so called democratic society. Anyway, it's much ado about nothing in my opinion and I actually find it to be rather offensive as well. I would be interested in other's opinions about it here.