Thanks, 'chelle, and folks. I'm not really finished with this series yet, but the first conclusion was correct. The meter is sometimes fooled. Another observation is that color negative film really has incredible dynamic range. Any of the middle images have good detail captured in the black driveway and in the white siding. Looking at the histograms, the shape is basically the same from 2-stops under to 2 over. The information is present; now it just needs careful processing to extract it... And, though this shot was certainly not intended to be "art", it should be apparent that NONE of the exposures is really very good. The prints back from Jiffy-Mart are pretty pathetic also. This very high contrasy lighting is very difficult to work with. That's why I like cloudy days!