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File:Big wave breaking in Santa Cruz.jpg

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English: A big wave is breaking in Santa Cruz, California.
Français : Une grosse vague déferle à Santa Cruz, en Californie.
Date 2009
Source Own work
Author Brocken Inaglory
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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Exposure time 1/2,000 sec (0.0005)
F-number f/6.3
ISO speed rating 400
Date and time of data generation 16:21, 8 November 2009
Lens focal length 140 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time 14:31, 10 November 2009
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Exposure Program Manual
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 16:21, 8 November 2009
Shutter speed 10.965789794922
APEX aperture 5.3106994628906
Exposure bias 0
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Colour space sRGB
Focal plane X resolution 4,433.2953249715
Focal plane Y resolution 4,453.6082474227
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Manual exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Scene capture type Standard

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