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flying Mallard duck - female

  • Author Martin Correns
  • Date: 02 Mar. 2005
  • Camera: Nikon D2H
  • Lens: Nikkor AF 1.8 50 mm
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Camera manufacturer NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model NIKON D2H
Exposure time 1/8,000 sec (0.000125)
F-number f/2.8
ISO speed rating 200
Date and time of data generation 15:50, 1 March 2005
Lens focal length 50 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 240 dpi
Vertical resolution 240 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
File change date and time 13:00, 2 March 2005
Exposure Program Aperture priority
Shutter speed 12.965784
APEX aperture 2.970854
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 1.6 APEX (f/1.74)
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire
Colour space Uncalibrated
Focal length in 35 mm film 75 mm
Image height 1,178 px
Image width 844 px
Lens used 50.0 mm f/1.8
Date and time of digitizing 22:30, 1 March 2005
Date metadata was last modified 14:00, 2 March 2005
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