via the lens wrote:
When shooting, assuming you are using your exposure point, put your exposure/focal point directly on the brightest part of the scene, so the most white part of the animal that you can see. The metering will then be set for that. This is, of course, difficult to do when shooting wildlife (and I do shoot wildlife). However, with practice you can get pretty fast with changing the exposure point. If you leave it in the center I believe you will need to meter as others have said. Also, remember that animals are three-dimensional and there will be times when you just cannot get all of the white to work out just the way you. Plus, processing each individual area will help to correct some issues if the white is not completely blown out.
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