Exposure concerns

I'm standing here at a situation that has a pretty fair amount of dynamic range.…I've got bright sky back behind the mountains.…I've got a light side of the mountain.…I have a shadowy side of the mountain.…What's interesting about this shot and the reason that I stopped here is those…trees poking up out of the shadows into the sunlight.…Those can be very interesting things to compose with.…They're point elements that I could compose around because they are nice…bright accents amongst what would otherwise be shadow.…Exposure-wise this is pretty simple.…I'm going to expose for the highlights, just like I always do for the most part…to ensure that highlight detail was preserved.…

Now the program modes and the light meters on most cameras are going to do…that for you anyway.…If you are not comfortable with these exposure concepts, check out my…Foundations of Photography: Exposure course.…There's another issue here that I might be facing though, depending on what…kind of camera I am using.…If I'm using a point and shoot camera or any other type of camera that uses…