Hi Artie!
This is tough!!!
1. Canon 40D
2. Thinking in manual exposure and starting from a 0 neutral setting, I would probably click less light -2/3 ~ -1 to prevent blowing out the white Egret..
3. I am guessing the water was near-by and hence subject was still in the same light ... just the water background was dark. I would probably leave the same setting as #2 above, again to prevent blowing out the white Egret. If in the same light, the gator should maintain the same exposure.
Great quiz ... very curious and really interested to see all the response, and eager to learn more on this subject!
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Edit May 22
I realize I failed this quiz, and accept my defeat ... at multiple levels:
1. Failed to read the quiz carefully (that answer is in AV mode)
2. That the gator moved to a shady area (light was NOT the same)
3. I didn't think or act quickly (as I had 2 days

to think about this!!)
But just to finish the thought process of what I started above in manual mode (forces me to think & learn from mistakes), if the gator moved quickly into the shade (and I was still in manual mode from taking the 1st image) ... then I would have to think similar to a situation where the light changed (as if the sun went behind the clouds).
So for the 2nd image, I would have to quickly dial the opposite direction ... to let in more light. But again failing the quiz, because by now, I have lost my neutral position, and therefore just guessing at the number of clicks for the correct exposure!
I am anxious to learn the answer, and to also practice a new technique!!!
Really great stuff Artie!
