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Description A view of the Scottish capital en:Edinburgh, from the en:Scott Monument looking southeast. The expansive glass roof of Waverley Station fills the drained valley between Waverley and North bridges, and the city's en:medieval old town (resting on an alluvial ridge behind the crag of en:Edinburgh Castle) is visible on the right. In the distance white cranes continue to work on the controversial new building for the en:Scottish Parliament near en:Holyrood Palace, beyond which is the hill Arthur's Seat. Photograph taken by Michael Reeve, 13 September en:2003.
Date 2004-02-28 (original upload date)
Source Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.
Author Original uploader was MykReeve at en.wikipedia
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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon DIGITAL IXUS 400
Exposure time 1/200 sec (0.005)
F-number f/7.1
Date and time of data generation 14:07, 13 September 2003
Lens focal length 7.40625 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 180 dpi
Vertical resolution 180 dpi
File change date and time 14:07, 13 September 2003
Y and C positioning Centered
Exif version 2.2
Date and time of digitizing 14:07, 13 September 2003
Image compression mode 3
Shutter speed 7.65625
APEX aperture 5.65625
Maximum land aperture 2.96875 APEX (f/2.8)
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Colour space sRGB
Focal plane X resolution 8,114.2857142857
Focal plane Y resolution 8,114.2857142857
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Manual exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Scene capture type Standard

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