Allison's College Graduation - Using Highlight-Weighted Metering Mode

I've wanted to duplicate the effect in this pic of Hillary Duff, captured back in 2005, ever since it was taken.  Now that I had the D850 it was easy with the Highlight-Weighted Metering Mode setting.  Even so, had to darken some of the highlights in the flowers and the gentleman's hair, but am satisfied with the result.

Same done below of one of the students that had taken the stage to speak:

And so goes for Allison's graduation.  She's the baby of the family, so no telling when there'll be another graduation to capture.  But we are blessed - first for the fact that both our children graduated from college and are using their degrees to earn a good living, but also for the opportunity to sharpen creative skills in a challenging photographic environment.